Is it der, die or das Heerschar?

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Heerschar

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

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

colloquial use mostly in the plural

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German declension of Heerschar?

How does the declension of Heerschar 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 Heerschar	die Heerscharen
Genitive	der Heerschar	der Heerscharen
Dative	der Heerschar	den Heerscharen
Akkusative	die Heerschar	die Heerscharen

What is the meaning of Heerschar in German?

Heerschar has various definitions in German:

[1] Octed: Part of the active armed forces

[1] veraltet: Teil der aktiven Streitkräfte

[2] Translated: Large number of people or animals

[2] übertragen: große Anzahl an Personen oder Tieren

[3] Translated, religion: the totality of the angels

[3] übertragen, Religion: Gesamtheit der Engel

How to use Heerschar in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Heerschar with translations in English.

[1] „Die gallischen Heerscharen durchbrachen die Befestigung und griffen die römischen Truppen von vorne und hinten an.“

[1] "The Gallic hosts broke through the fastening and grabbed the Roman troops from the front and back"

[2] Es fielen Heerscharen von Heuschrecken über die Felder her.

[2] Heerschars of grasshoppers fell over the fields

[3] „In den 1947 entdeckten Schriftrollen vom Toten Meer wird Michael als ‚Fürst des Lichts‘ bezeichnet, der die Heerscharen Gottes gegen die Mächte des Bösen unter Belial führt.“

[3] "In the scrolls of the Dead Sea discovered in 1947, Michael is referred to as 'Prince of Light', who leads the host of God against the powers of evil under Belial" "