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das Nilpferd

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Nilpferd?

It's das Nilpferd. Plural: die Nilpferde.

Meaning
hippopotamus
Gender
neuter
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Nilpferd in other languages

Czech
hroch
Slovak
hroch
Hungarian
víziló
Slovenian
povodni konj
Italian
ippopotamo
Croatian
nilski konj
Bosnian
nilski konj
Serbian
nilski konj
Romanian
hipopotam
Polish
hipopotam
Ukrainian
бегемот
Turkish
su aygırı
Arabic
فرس النهر
Persian
اسب آبی
Dari (Afghanistan)
اسب آبی
Pashto (Afghanistan)
سیند آس

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