Is it der, die or das Gans?

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Gans

The correct article in German of Gans is die. So it is die Gans! (nominative case)

The word Gans is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Gans?

How does the declension of Gans 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	die Gans	die Gänse
Genitive	der Gans	der Gänse
Dative	der Gans	den Gänsen
Akkusative	die Gans	die Gänse

What is the meaning of Gans in German?

Gans has various definitions in German:

[1] Colloquially: a whole series of not directly related genera of the goose birds (neck length between duck and swan, legs not quite as short as in ducks)

[1] umgangssprachlich: eine ganze Reihe von nicht unmittelbar verwandten Gattungen der Gänsevögel (Halslänge zwischen Ente und Schwan, Beine nicht ganz so kurz wie bei den Enten)

[2] Zoology: subfamily of duck birds

[2] Zoologie: Unterfamilie der Entenvögel

[a] especially the domestic goose (Anser anser f. domestica)

[a] speziell die Hausgans (Anser anser f. domestica)

How to use Gans in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gans with translations in English.

[1] In China gilt die Gans als Symbol ehelicher Treue.

[1] In China the goose is a symbol of marital fidelity.

[1] „Die Kinder waren verschwunden, und selbst die Gänse hatten das Weite gesucht.“[2]

[1] “The children had disappeared, and even the geese had run away” [2]

[2] Zoologisch gehören auch die Schwäne zu den Gänsen.

[2] From a zoological point of view, swans also belong to the geese

[2a] „Ich sah ziemlich viele Gänse umherlaufen, und mir gefiel der Gedanke, eine zum Essen zu braten.“[3]

[2a] "I saw quite a few geese running around, and I liked the idea of roasting one for dinner." [3]

[3] Die kleine Gruppe bestand aus vier Gänsen und einem Ganter.

[3] The small group consisted of four geese and one ganter.

[4] „Soll die dumme Gans bei uns in der Stube sitzen?“ sprachen sie - (Brüder Grimm: Aschenputtel)

[4] "Should the stupid goose sit in our room ?" they said - (Brothers Grimm: Cinderella)

Pictures or photos of Gans

[1] drei Hausgänse