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die Languste

B2

crawfish

English meaning
crawfish
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Langusten
Vocabulary package
Meat & Fish

Languste in a sentence

Die Languste ist teuer und schmeckt köstlich.

Crawfish is expensive and tastes delicious.

Declension of die Languste

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Langustedie Langusten
Accusativedie Langustedie Langusten
Dativeder Langusteden Langusten
Genitiveder Langusteder Langusten

Word family

die Languste is built from lang (long). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Languste comes from

im 19. Jahrhundert von französisch langouste „Languste“ (auch: „Heuschrecke“) entlehnt, das auf lateinisch locusta „Heuschrecke“ zurückgeht

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Questions about Languste

Is it der, die or das Languste?

It is die Languste — Languste is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Langusten.

What is the plural of Languste?

The plural of die Languste is die Langusten.

What is the genitive of Languste?

The genitive singular is der Languste. The dative plural is den Langusten.

What does Languste mean in English?

die Languste means "crawfish". For example: "Die Languste ist teuer und schmeckt köstlich." — "Crawfish is expensive and tastes delicious."

What level is Languste in German?

Languste is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the meat & fish vocabulary.

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