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"Ant" in German: Ameise

die Ameise

Say it: AH-my-zehfeminine · die Ameisenoun/ˈaːmaɪzə/

Ant in German is die Ameise, feminine. Plural is die Ameisen. A nest mound is der Ameisenhaufen.

Picnic

Eine Ameise krabbelt über die Decke.
An ant is crawling across the blanket.
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How to pronounce Ameise

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AH-my-zeh

/ˈaːmaɪzə/

AH-my-zeh. Soft ei as “eye.” Soft final e.

"Ant" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
die Ameisethe ant

Default.

die Ameisenthe ants

Plural.

der Ameisenhaufenanthill

Common compound.

eine kleine Ameisea little ant

Description.

How to use Ameise in real life

  1. 1Picnic

    Eine Ameise krabbelt über die Decke.

    An ant is crawling across the blanket.

    Eine Ameise.

  2. 2Garden

    Die Ameisen lieben den Zucker.

    The ants love the sugar.

    Die Ameisen.

  3. 3Kids nature walk

    Schau, ein Ameisenhaufen voller Ameisen!

    Look, an anthill full of ants!

    Ameisen plural.

Mistakes English speakers make with Ameise

Incorrect: der Ameise

Correct: die Ameise

Ameise is feminine.

Incorrect: die Ameiseen

Correct: die Ameisen

Plural is Ameisen.

Good to know

Ameisen show up in kids’ books and summer picnic complaints. Busy people get compared to Ameisen for tireless work.

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At a park picnic

  1. ChatPal

    Da kommt eine Ameise!

    There comes an ant!

  2. You

    Oh nein. Mehr Ameisen folgen schon.

    Oh no. More ants are already following.

  3. ChatPal

    Heb die Kekse hoch. Ameisen finden alles.

    Lift the cookies. Ants find everything.

  4. You

    Fertig. Keine Ameise am Teller mehr.

    Done. No ant on the plate anymore.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Ant" in German

What gender is Ameise?

Feminine: die Ameise.

Plural?

Die Ameisen.

Anthill?

Der Ameisenhaufen.

Are they dangerous?

Usually just annoying at picnics.

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