die Gans
Translation
goose
Examples
Die Gans schwimmt auf dem See.
The goose is swimming on the lake.
Zu Weihnachten essen wir Gans.
We eat goose for Christmas.
Grammar Patterns
((die Gans)) as subject goose as subject The goose is white.
((sth.acc)) as accusative object goose as object We are eating a goose.
Similar Words
Related animals: Ente (duck), Schwan (swan)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gans, cognate with English 'goose'.
Memory Tips
The sound a goose makes, 'honk honk', can be imagined as 'gans gans' to remember the word.