Noun
das Kalb
Pronunciation: /kalp/
calf (young cow)
C1
rank #8,160
plural Kälber
Meanings
Noun
- calf (young cow)
- veal (the meat of a calf)
Example sentence
Die Kuh hat gestern ein Kalb bekommen.
The cow had a calf yesterday.
Word forms
singular
das Kalb
plural
die Kälber
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Kalb
Accusativedas Kalb
Dativedem Kalb
Genitivedes Kalbes
Plural
Nominativedie Kälber
Accusativedie Kälber
Dativeden Kälbern
Genitiveder Kälber
Usage
- das Kalb / die Kälber — calf / calves; plural changes a to ä and adds -er
- Kalb als Fleischbezeichnung — in food contexts, Kalb can mean veal rather than the living animal
Das kleine Kalb trank bei seiner Mutter im Stall.
The little calf drank from its mother in the cowshed.