schmetterlinge

schmetterlinge

Butterflies.

Here, 'Schmetterlinge' refers to the plural noun for the insects 'butterflies', used as the subject of the sentence.

Schmetterlinge fliegen im Sommer über die Blumen.

Butterflies fly over the flowers in summer.

Here, 'Schmetterlinge' is used metaphorically in the idiom 'Schmetterlinge im Bauch' to express feelings of excitement or infatuation.

Ich habe Schmetterlinge im Bauch, wenn ich an ihn denke.

I have butterflies in my stomach when I think of him.

Here, 'Schmetterling' (singular of 'Schmetterlinge') describes a specific butterfly, used as the subject of the sentence.

Dieser Schmetterling hat ein wunderschönes Muster.

This butterfly has a beautiful pattern.