No. 6,439 in German
ei
"Ei" means "egg" in English.
In a sentence
Ich möchte ein Ei zum Frühstück.
I would like an egg for breakfast.
Here, 'Ei' specifically refers to a chicken egg as a breakfast item.
Das Kind liebt es, bunte Ostereier zu sammeln.
The child loves collecting colorful Easter eggs.
In this context, 'Ostereier' refers to decorated eggs traditionally associated with Easter.
Er hat ein goldenes Ei im Spiel gefunden.
He found a golden egg in the game.
Here, 'goldenes Ei' represents a fictional concept or item, showing metaphorical use of 'egg'.
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