Noun
das Vieh
Pronunciation: /fiː/
livestock; cattle
C2
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Meanings
Noun
- livestock; cattle
- (insulting) beast; brute
Example sentence
Der Bauer treibt das Vieh auf die Weide.
The farmer drives the cattle out to pasture.
Word forms
singular
das Vieh
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Vieh
Accusativedas Vieh
Dativedem Vieh
Genitivedes Viehes
Vieh has no common plural.
Usage
- das Vieh füttern — feed the livestock; a collective neuter noun
- ein Stück Vieh — one head of livestock; Stück counts individual animals
Im Winter bleibt das Vieh im großen Stall neben dem Hof.
In winter, the livestock stays in the large barn beside the farmyard.