Is it der, die or das Männchen?

DAS

Männchen

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

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

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German declension of Männchen?

How does the declension of Männchen 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 Männchen	die Männchen
Genitive	des Männchens	der Männchen
Dative	dem Männchen	den Männchen
Akkusative	das Männchen	die Männchen

What is the meaning of Männchen in German?

Männchen has various definitions in German:

[1] male animal

[1] männliches Tier

[2] Mostly northern German: Small mansion also for stylized, pictorial or figurative representations of a person

[2] meist norddeutsch: kleiner Mann; auch für stilisierte, bildliche oder figürliche Darstellungen eines Menschen

How to use Männchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Männchen with translations in English.

[1] Bei den Gottesanbeterinnen verspeisen die Weibchen das Männchen oft noch während der Begattung.

[1] In the praying worshipers, the females often eat the male during the bond

[1] „Und das war auch richtig so, denn in der ganzen Schöpfung gehören die Weibchen den stärksten Männchen.“

[1] "And that was really the case, because in all creation the females belong to the strongest male" "

[1] „Die Männchen anderer Affenarten tragen die auffällige Farbe, die den Weibchen signalisieren soll, was für potente Kerle sie sind, am Po.“

[1] "The males of other types of monkeys carry the striking color that is supposed to signal the females what potent guys they are, at the Poä"

[1] „Bei den Seenadeln trägt das Männchen die Eier.“

[1] "The male wears the eggs in the lakes" "

[1] „Erneut schaute das Männchen sich ruckartig um, musterte wachsam seine Umgebung.“

[1] "Again the male looked around jerky, watchful his surroundings"

[2] Du darfst erst gehen, wenn das Männchen in der Ampel grün leuchtet.

[2] You can only go when the male glow in the traffic lights

[2] „Ein kleines Männchen führte seinen Dackel spazieren.“

[2] "A little male led his dachshund to Walking"

[2] „Alidji Samoura war ein dürres Männchen und mochte um die fünfunsechzig Jahre alt sein.“

[2] "Alidji Samoura was a drought male and might be around five years old"