Noun
der Kahn
Pronunciation: /kaːn/
a small flat-bottomed boat such as a punt, used on inland waters
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plural Kähne
Meanings
Noun
- a small flat-bottomed boat such as a punt, used on inland waters
- a ship, especially when old or in need of repair
Example sentence
Wir ruderten mit einem alten Kahn über den See.
We rowed across the lake in an old boat.
Word forms
singular
der Kahn
plural
die Kähne
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kahn
Accusativeden Kahn
Dativedem Kahn
Genitivedes Kahnes
Plural
Nominativedie Kähne
Accusativedie Kähne
Dativeden Kähnen
Genitiveder Kähne
Usage
- mit einem Kahn fahren — Travel in a small boat.
- Kahn / Kähne — The plural changes a to ä.
Am Ufer lag ein flacher Kahn aus Holz.
A flat wooden boat lay by the bank.