noun
cat
A2
Katze: feminine noun (die Katze) meaning “cat” (male or female; gata/gato in Spanish). Plural: Katzen. Regular plural with -n/-en. Declensions: die Katze (Nom), die Katzen (Nom pl), der Katzen (Gen pl), den Katzen (Dat pl). No irregular plural; common domestic animal vocabulary.
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Die Kinder fütterten die Katze, obwohl sie zuerst ängstlich wirkte.
The children fed the cat even though it seemed scared at first.
Ich habe eine Katze.
I have a cat.
Die Katze schläft auf dem Sofa.
The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
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Imagine a small cat (Katze) curling up — the 'z' sound like a purr.
die — picture a female cat named 'die Katze' on a pillow.