Adjektiv

trächtig

pregnant (of animals), gravid

Die Kuh ist trächtig.

The cow is pregnant.

Eine trächtige Stute braucht besondere Pflege.

A pregnant mare needs special care.

to be pregnant (of an animal) The cow is pregnant.

Synonym: schwanger (for humans); Antonym: güst (barren, for cattle)

Related to the verb 'tragen' (to carry, to bear). An animal 'carries' its young.

Remember it comes from 'tragen' (to carry). Crucially, use 'schwanger' for humans and 'trächtig' for animals.

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