Noun
der Wal
Pronunciation: /vaːl/
whale
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plural Wale
Meanings
Noun
- whale
Example sentence
Hast du schon mal einen Wal gesehen?
Have you ever seen a whale?
Word forms
singular
der Wal
plural
die Wale
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Wal
Accusativeden Wal
Dativedem Wal
Genitivedes Wales
Plural
Nominativedie Wale
Accusativedie Wale
Dativeden Walen
Genitiveder Wale
Usage
- der Wal / die Wale — whale / whales; plural adds -e
- Wal / Wahl — whale / choice or election; same pronunciation, different spelling and meaning
Vom Boot aus sahen wir einen Wal an die Oberfläche kommen.
From the boat, we saw a whale come to the surface.