Noun
das Ei
Pronunciation: /ʔaɪ̯/
egg (all biological senses)
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plural Eier
Meanings
Noun
- egg (all biological senses)
- something egg-shaped
- testicle, ball
- balls, guts, courage
Example sentence
Wie viele Eier essen Sie in der Woche?
How many eggs do you eat a week?
Word forms
singular
das Ei
plural
die Eier
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Ei
Accusativedas Ei
Dativedem Ei
Genitivedes Eis
Plural
Nominativedie Eier
Accusativedie Eier
Dativeden Eiern
Genitiveder Eier
Usage
- ein Ei / zwei Eier — an egg / two eggs; the plural adds -er
- ein Ei kochen — boil an egg; hart or weich describes the result
Für den Teig brauchen wir noch ein Ei.
We still need an egg for the dough.