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Ein Wolf läuft im Morgennebel über eine Lichtung bei Rahnsdorf. A wolf crosses a clearing near Rahnsdorf in the morning mist.

noun · C1

der Wolf

[vɔlf]

wolf

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Grammar

Plural
die Wölfe In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Wolf die Wölfe
Wusstest du, dass ein Wolf in einer Nacht mehrere Dutzend Kilometer zurücklegen kann? Did you know that a wolf can cover several dozen kilometres in a single night?
Accusative wen? was? den Wolf die Wölfe
Einen Wolf in freier Wildbahn habe ich noch nie gesehen. I've never seen a wolf in the wild.
Dative wem? dem Wolf den Wölfen
Nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem Urlaub hört Bruno von nichts anderem als vom Wolf. Back from his holiday, Bruno hears about nothing but the wolf.
Genitive wessen? des Wolfes der Wölfe
Kalle trägt jede Sichtung des Wolfes in eine Karte ein. Kalle marks every sighting of the wolf on a map.

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die Wölfindas Wolfsrudel

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the return of the wolf

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