Noun
die Fauna
fauna
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plural Faunen
Meanings
Noun
- fauna
Example sentence
Auf der Insel gibt es eine sehr vielfältige Fauna.
On the island there is a very diverse fauna.
Word forms
singular
die Fauna
plural
die Faunen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Fauna
Accusativedie Fauna
Dativeder Fauna
Genitiveder Fauna
Plural
Nominativedie Faunen
Accusativedie Faunen
Dativeden Faunen
Genitiveder Faunen
Usage
- die Fauna einer Region — the animal life of a region, considered collectively
- Flora und Fauna — plant life and animal life; a common pairing
Das Buch beschreibt die Fauna des Gebirges.
The book describes the fauna of the mountain range.