Noun
die Grille
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʁɪlə/
cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
C2
rank #11,898
plural Grillen
Meanings
Noun
- cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
- whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical idea, spleen
Example sentence
Im Sommer hört man abends die Grillen zirpen.
In summer you can hear the crickets chirping in the evening.
Word forms
singular
die Grille
plural
die Grillen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Grille
Accusativedie Grille
Dativeder Grille
Genitiveder Grille
Plural
Nominativedie Grillen
Accusativedie Grillen
Dativeden Grillen
Genitiveder Grillen
Usage
- eine Grille zirpt — a cricket chirps; zirpen names its characteristic sound
- Grillen im Kopf haben — have strange ideas or whims; a separate figurative plural use
Eine Grille zirpte unter dem offenen Fenster.
A cricket chirped beneath the open window.