Vocabulary
der
Stall
/ʃtal/· noun· Pl. die Ställe
stable, cowshed, pigsty, (animal) shed; (figurative) stable, team (Rennstall)
Der Stall — the building where farm animals live: der Kuhstall, der Pferdestall, der Hühnerstall; figuratively a racing team (der Rennstall); colloquially ein Saustall is a terrible mess.
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- Singular
- der Stall
- Plural
- die Ställe
- Genitiv
- des Stalls
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Stall
stable, shed (for animals)
Im Winter bleiben die Kühe im Stall und bekommen Heu.
In winter the cows stay in the cowshed and are fed hay.
Word family
Stallder Kuhstallcowshedder Pferdestall(horse) stableder Hühnerstallhenhouseder Rennstallracing teamder Saustallpigsty; (figurative) a terrible messdie Stallungstables
Common combinations
- den Stall ausmistento muck out the stable
- die Tiere in den Stall holento bring the animals into the shed
- aus gutem Stall kommento come from a good family
Common learner mistakes
- der Stall auf dem Marktder Stand auf dem MarktFalse friend: an English market "stall" is der Stand; der Stall is for animals.
Real examples
- Morgens um sechs muss sie zuerst die Pferde im Stall füttern.At six in the morning she first has to feed the horses in the stable.
- Tierschützer kritisieren, dass viele Ställe in der Massentierhaltung zu eng und zu dunkel sind.Animal-welfare activists criticise the fact that many sheds in factory farming are too cramped and too dark.
- Bei Gewitter werden die Tiere von der Weide in den Stall geholt.When there's a thunderstorm the animals are brought in from the pasture to the shed.
