Usage Note
Hamster is masculine and unchanged in the plural. It gives the verb hamstern, to hoard supplies, as people did during shortages. Final -er is the soft German "-er".
Examples
"Der Hamster stopft sich die Backen voll."
Natural Translation
The hamster stuffs its cheeks full.
Literal Translation
The hamster stuffs itself the cheeks full.
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