Noun
das Gift
Pronunciation: /ɡɪft/
poison; toxin; venom
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plural Gifte
Meanings
Noun
- poison; toxin; venom
Example sentence
Was ist das für ein Gift?
What kind of poison is this?
Word forms
singular
das Gift
plural
die Gifte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Gift
Accusativedas Gift
Dativedem Gift
Genitivedes Giftes
Plural
Nominativedie Gifte
Accusativedie Gifte
Dativeden Giften
Genitiveder Gifte
Usage
- das Gift — poison; not a present
- Gift / Geschenk — poison / gift or present; an important English false friend
Auf der Flasche stand eine Warnung vor dem Gift.
There was a warning about the poison on the bottle.