Is it der, die or das Meerschweinchen?

DAS

Meerschweinchen

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

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

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German declension of Meerschweinchen?

How does the declension of Meerschweinchen 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 Meerschweinchen	die Meerschweinchen
Genitive	des Meerschweinchens	der Meerschweinchen
Dative	dem Meerschweinchen	den Meerschweinchen
Akkusative	das Meerschweinchen	die Meerschweinchen

What is the meaning of Meerschweinchen in German?

Meerschweinchen has various definitions in German:

[1] South America rodents, pet

[1] aus Südamerika stammendes Nagetier, Haustier

[2] Plural, zoology: The Caviidae family, belongs to [1]

[2] Plural, Zoologie: die Familie Caviidae, zu der [1] gehört

How to use Meerschweinchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Meerschweinchen with translations in English.

[1] Hast du dein Meerschweinchen schon gefüttert?

[1] Do you already have your guinea pig.

[2] Die Pampashasen sind eine Unterfamilie der Meerschweinchen.

[2] The pampas bunnies are a subfamily of the guinea pig

Pictures or photos of Meerschweinchen

[1] Ein Meerschweinchen