Noun
die Ameise
Pronunciation: /ˈaː.(ˌ)maɪ̯.zə/
ant
C2
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plural Ameisen
Meanings
Noun
- ant
- electric pallet jack, electric pallet truck
Example sentence
Haben Ameisen Ohren?
Do ants have ears?
Word forms
singular
die Ameise
plural
die Ameisen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Ameise
Accusativedie Ameise
Dativeder Ameise
Genitiveder Ameise
Plural
Nominativedie Ameisen
Accusativedie Ameisen
Dativeden Ameisen
Genitiveder Ameisen
Usage
- eine Ameise / die Ameisen — ant / ants; feminine noun with plural -n
- Ameisen im Lager — in warehouse usage, Ameise can also name a powered pallet truck
Eine Ameise trug einen Krümel quer über die Steinplatte.
An ant carried a crumb across the stone slab.