Is it der, die or das Bein?

DAS

Bein

The correct article in German of Bein is das. So it is das Bein! (nominative case)

The word Bein is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Bein?

How does the declension of Bein 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 Bein	die Beine
Genitive	des Beins des Beines	der Beine
Dative	dem Bein dem Beine	den Beinen
Akkusative	das Bein	die Beine

What is the meaning of Bein in German?

Bein has various definitions in German:

[1] Limb for walking and standing

[1] Extremität zum Laufen und Stehen

[2] Part of furniture that is used to stand on the ground / floor

[2] Teil von Möbeln, der zum Stehen auf dem Untergrund/Boden dient

[3] short for: pant leg

[3] kurz für: Hosenbein

[4] Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, otherwise out of date, in medicine only in compound words: bones

[4] Süddeutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, sonst veraltet, in der Medizin nur in zusammengesetzten Wörtern: Knochen

How to use Bein in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bein with translations in English.

[1] Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores.

[1] Only Dolores. legs do that

[1] Solange du deine Beine unter meinen Tisch steckst …

[1] As long as you put your legs under my table ...

[1] „Mein Blick wanderte an ihren Beinen hoch.“[3]

[1] "My gaze wandered up her legs." [3]

[1] „Die Beine zuckten, und die Arme konnten nicht mehr festhalten.“[4]

[1] "The legs twitched and the arms could no longer hold on ." [4]

[1] „Dann stemmte Dwayne sein Bein wieder zusätzlich an die Wand.“[5]

[1] "Then Dwayne also braced his leg against the wall again" [5]

[2] Der Tisch hat vier Beine.

[2] The table has four legs.

[3] Bei der Hose fehlt ein Bein.

[3] One leg is missing from the trousers

[4] Die Würfel waren aus Bein gefertigt.

[4] The cubes were made of bone.

Pictures or photos of Bein

[1] Beine einer Frau