Noun
das Huhn
Pronunciation: /huːn/
chicken
B2
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plural Hühner
Meanings
Noun
- chicken
- hen
Example sentence
Hast du heute wieder Huhn zu Mittag gegessen?
Did you eat chicken for lunch again today?
Word forms
singular
das Huhn
plural
die Hühner
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Huhn
Accusativedas Huhn
Dativedem Huhn
Genitivedes Huhnes
Plural
Nominativedie Hühner
Accusativedie Hühner
Dativeden Hühnern
Genitiveder Hühner
Usage
- das Huhn / die Hühner — chicken / chickens; plural changes u to ü
- Huhn essen / Hühner halten — eat chicken / keep chickens; meat is normally singular
Hinter dem Haus scharrten fünf Hühner im Boden.
Behind the house, five chickens were scratching in the soil.