Noun
der Gorilla
Pronunciation: /ɡoˈʁɪla/
gorilla
C2
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plural Gorillas
Meanings
Noun
- gorilla
Example sentence
Der Gorilla war zu der Zeit ein Jahr alt.
The gorilla was one year old at the time.
Word forms
singular
der Gorilla
plural
die Gorillas
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Gorilla
Accusativeden Gorilla
Dativedem Gorilla
Genitivedes Gorillas
Plural
Nominativedie Gorillas
Accusativedie Gorillas
Dativeden Gorillas
Genitiveder Gorillas
Usage
- der Gorilla / die Gorillas — gorilla / gorillas; plural adds -s
- ein männlicher Gorilla — a male gorilla; grammatical der also applies when the animal's sex is unspecified
Der junge Gorilla kletterte vorsichtig auf den niedrigen Ast.
The young gorilla carefully climbed onto the low branch.