Noun
der Acker
Pronunciation: /ˈʔakɐ/
field (wide, open space used to grow crops)
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plural Äcker
Meanings
Noun
- field (wide, open space used to grow crops)
Example sentence
Auf dem Acker wächst dieses Jahr Mais.
Corn is growing in the field this year.
Word forms
singular
der Acker
plural
die Äcker
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Acker
Accusativeden Acker
Dativedem Acker
Genitivedes Ackers
Plural
Nominativedie Äcker
Accusativedie Äcker
Dativeden Äckern
Genitiveder Äcker
Usage
- einen Acker bestellen — Cultivate a field; bestellen has an agricultural sense here.
- Acker / Wiese — Land cultivated for crops versus a meadow.
Nach der Ernte pflügt die Bäuerin den Acker.
After the harvest, the farmer ploughs the field.