Noun
die Gans
Pronunciation: /ɡans/
goose
C1
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plural Gänse
Meanings
Noun
- goose
- hen; silly goose
Example sentence
Wann hast du das letzte Mal Gänse schnattern gehört?
When was the last time you heard geese cackling?
Word forms
singular
die Gans
plural
die Gänse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Gans
Accusativedie Gans
Dativeder Gans
Genitiveder Gans
Plural
Nominativedie Gänse
Accusativedie Gänse
Dativeden Gänsen
Genitiveder Gänse
Usage
- eine Gans am Ufer — A goose by the shore.
- Gans / Gänse — The plural adds an umlaut and -e.
Die Gans führte ihre Jungen vorsichtig über den Weg.
The goose carefully led her young across the path.