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No. 7,214 in German

gams

"Gams" refers to a chamois, a type of goat-antelope found in mountainous regions.

In a sentence

  • Die Gämse springen agil über die felsigen Alpenhänge.

    The chamois jump nimbly over the rocky alpine slopes.

    Here, 'Gämse' (plural form 'Gämsen') refers to the noun representing a species of agile mountain-dwelling animals common in alpine regions.

  • Er sah eine einzelne Gams, die nahe der Hütte graste.

    He saw a single chamois grazing near the cabin.

    The word 'Gams' in this context is used in its singular noun form to refer to one individual of the species.

  • Ich habe gestern beim Wandern zwei Gämsen entdeckt.

    I discovered two chamois while hiking yesterday.

    The plural form 'Gämsen' refers to more than one of the animals, demonstrating the pluralization of the noun in context.

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