die Tierart

B2

species

English meaning
species
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Tierarten
Vocabulary package
Animals

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Tierart in a sentence

Es gibt viele Tierarten in Afrika.

There are many animal species in Africa.

Declension of die Tierart

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Tierartdie Tierarten
Accusativedie Tierartdie Tierarten
Dativeder Tierartden Tierarten
Genitiveder Tierartder Tierarten

Word family

die Tierart is built from das Tier (animal). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Tierart comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Tier und Art

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Questions about Tierart

Is it der, die or das Tierart?

It is die Tierart — Tierart is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Tierarten.

What is the plural of Tierart?

The plural of die Tierart is die Tierarten.

What is the genitive of Tierart?

The genitive singular is der Tierart. The dative plural is den Tierarten.

What does Tierart mean in English?

die Tierart means "species". For example: "Es gibt viele Tierarten in Afrika." — "There are many animal species in Africa."

What level is Tierart in German?

Tierart is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the animals vocabulary.

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