Noun
die Lunge
Pronunciation: /ˈlʊŋə/
lung, lungs
C1
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plural Lungen
Meanings
Noun
- lung, lungs
Example sentence
Blätter verhalten sich zu Pflanzen wie Lungen zu Tieren.
Leaves are to plants what lungs are to animals.
Word forms
singular
die Lunge
plural
die Lungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Lunge
Accusativedie Lunge
Dativeder Lunge
Genitiveder Lunge
Plural
Nominativedie Lungen
Accusativedie Lungen
Dativeden Lungen
Genitiveder Lungen
Usage
- die Lunge abhören — listen to the lungs with a stethoscope; abhören is separable
- aus voller Lunge singen — sing at the top of one's lungs; a fixed expression
Auf der Zeichnung zeigte die Lehrerin, wo die Lunge liegt.
On the drawing, the teacher showed where the lungs are.