How to Say ‘A new scratching post’ in German
Einem neuen Kratzbaum
Ai-nehm Noi-en Krahtz-bowm
[Ai-nehm Noi-en Krahtz-bowm]
💬 Usage Tip: All three words shift shape together here: einem neuen Kratzbaum. After a phrase like von or mit, German often changes both the article and the adjective ending.
Phrase Breakdown
Einem
[Ai-nehm]
A
Indefinite article used with masculine or neuter nouns in dative case.
Er spielt gerne mit einem neuen Kratzbaum.
He likes to play with a new cat tree.
neuen
[Noi-en]
new
Recently created or purchased.
Sie hat einen neuen Kratzbaum gekauft.
She bought a new cat tree.
Kratzbaum
[Krahtz-bowm]
Cat tree
A structure designed for cats to scratch, climb, and play on.
Die Katzen spielen auf dem Kratzbaum.
The cats play on the cat tree.
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