der Elefant (elephant)

der Elefant

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Elefant?

It's der Elefant. Plural: die Elefanten.

Meaning
elephant
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Animals
Riddle
Das große Tier mit Rüssel.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Elefant is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Elefant in other languages

Czech
slon
Slovak
slon
Hungarian
elefánt
Slovenian
slon
Italian
elefante
Croatian
slon
Bosnian
slon
Serbian
slon
Romanian
elefant
Polish
słoń
Ukrainian
слон
Turkish
fil
Arabic
فيل
Persian
فیل
Dari (Afghanistan)
فیل
Pashto (Afghanistan)
فیل

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