In German, "hippo" is das Nilpferd. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn German, "hippo" is das Nilpferd. It is a noun. The word is spelled das Nilpferd and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.
German nouns have three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). The gender of das Nilpferd should be learnt together with the word itself.
Use das Nilpferd as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how das Nilpferd fits into a sentence.
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