Noun
der Bär
Pronunciation: /bɛːr/
bear (animal)
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rank #3,978
plural Bären
Meanings
Noun
- bear (animal)
- bear (someone or something bear-like, e.g. a sturdy man)
- large block or hammer for machining things or pile-driving
- boar
Example sentence
Haben Sie in dieser Gegend schon einmal einen Bären gesehen?
Have you ever seen a bear in this area?
Word forms
singular
der Bär
plural
die Bären
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Bär
Accusativeden Bären
Dativedem Bären
Genitivedes Bären
Plural
Nominativedie Bären
Accusativedie Bären
Dativeden Bären
Genitiveder Bären
Bär is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Bär / den Bären — weak masculine noun; -en outside nominative singular
- Bär / Bärin — male or gender-unspecified bear / female bear
Im Wald entdeckten wir die Spuren eines Bären.
In the forest, we discovered a bear's tracks.