No. 3,438 in German
karpfen
"Carp" (a type of freshwater fish).
In a sentence
Ich habe gestern einen großen Karpfen gefangen.
Yesterday, I caught a large carp.
The word 'karpfen' refers to the noun 'carp', specifying the type of fish caught during a fishing activity.
Am Abend aßen wir gemeinsam Karpfen mit Kartoffeln.
In the evening, we ate carp with potatoes together.
Here, 'karpfen' in its singular form is the main dish being consumed, illustrating its use in culinary contexts.
Im Teich schwimmen viele Karpfen.
Many carp swim in the pond.
'Karpfen' as a plural noun represents the fish collectively inhabiting the pond.
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