In German
Tiger
Meaning: tiger
Example sentences
DerTigerlebtimDschungel.
The tiger lives in the jungle.
ImZoogibteseinengroßenTiger.
There's a big tiger at the zoo.
Grammar note
“Der Tiger” is masculine, spelled identically to English. The feminine form for a female tiger is “die Tigerin”.
Common mistake
Don't assume “Tiger” is neuter just because it's a loanword — like “der Löwe” (lion), it's masculine: “der Tiger”.
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What's the word for a female tiger?
“Die Tigerin”.
Is “Tiger” masculine, feminine or neuter?
Masculine: “der Tiger”.