Noun
das Futter
Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtɐ/
fodder, food (for animals)
B2
rank #4,052
Meanings
Noun
- fodder, food (for animals)
- lining
Example sentence
Was für Futter gibst du deinem Hund?
What kind of food do you feed your dog?
Word forms
Noun
singular
das Futter
No common plural.
Noun
singular
das Futter
plural
die Futter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Futter
Accusativedas Futter
Dativedem Futter
Genitivedes Futters
Futter has no common plural.
Usage
- Futter für die Tiere — Food intended for animals; für takes accusative.
- das Futter einer Jacke — A separate sense is the lining inside clothing.
Im Winter stellen wir den Vögeln Futter bereit.
In winter, we put out food for the birds.