Is it der, die or das Beil?
DAS
Beil
The correct article in German of Beil is das. So it is das Beil! (nominative case)
The word Beil is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
German declension of Beil?
How does the declension of Beil work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Beil | die Beile |
| Genitive | des Beils des Beiles | der Beile |
| Dative | dem Beil dem Beile | den Beilen |
| Akkusative | das Beil | die Beile |
What is the meaning of Beil in German?
Beil is defined as:
[1] Short, small, mostly in one hand to lead bats with a sharp blade (for column wood, to break down animals and to another)
[1] kurzes, kleines, meist in einer Hand zu führendes Schlagwerkzeug mit scharfer Klinge (zum Spalten von Holz, zum Zerlegen von Tieren und zu anderem)How to use Beil in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Beil with translations in English.
[1] Der Bauer spaltet sein Brennholz mit dem Beil.
[1] The farmer splits its firewood with the hatchet[1] „Sie ließen sich zuerst in Maryland, später dann in Pennsylvanien nieder, wo man damals am meisten in der Bibel las und vor den Beilen und Pfeilen der Wildnis nichts mehr zu befürchten hatte.“
[1] "They settled in Maryland first in Maryland, later in Pennsylvania, where you could most read the Bible at the time and had nothing to fear in front of the stires and arrows of the wilderness"
