Noun
das Seepferdchen
Pronunciation: /ˈzeːˌpfeɐ̯tçən/
seahorse; beginners' swimming badge
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plural Seepferdchen
Meanings
Noun
- seahorse; beginners' swimming badge
- sea horse
Example sentence
Mit fünf Jahren hat sie ihr Seepferdchen gemacht.
She earned her beginners' swimming badge at the age of five.
Word forms
singular
das Seepferdchen
plural
die Seepferdchen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Seepferdchen
Accusativedas Seepferdchen
Dativedem Seepferdchen
Genitivedes Seepferdchens
Plural
Nominativedie Seepferdchen
Accusativedie Seepferdchen
Dativeden Seepferdchen
Genitiveder Seepferdchen
Usage
- ein Seepferdchen im Aquarium — a seahorse in an aquarium; the animal sense
- das Seepferdchen machen — earn the beginners' swimming badge; a separate established use
Auf der Zeichnung hält sich ein Seepferdchen an einer Wasserpflanze fest.
In the drawing, a seahorse holds on to an aquatic plant.