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Schädling

Schädling is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Schädlinge

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Why is it der Schädling?

Schädling ends in -ling, and most nouns ending in -ling are masculine: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take der.

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Meaning

[1] someone or something undesirable that causes problems (causes damage), for example destroyed or damaged something

[1] jemand oder etwas Unerwünschtes, das Probleme bereitet (Schaden verursacht), zum Beispiel etwas zerstört oder beschädigt

Examples

[1] The pests destroyed the whole harvest.

[1] Die Schädlinge vernichteten die ganze Ernte.

[1] "The pest can lead to extreme crop failures"

[1] „Der Schädling kann zu extremen Ernteausfällen führen.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] One speaks of anti -social people who are seen as pests of the folk community

[1] Man redet von asozialen Menschen, die als Schädlinge der Volksgemeinschaft gesehen werden.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Schädling die Schädlinge
Genitiv des Schädlings der Schädlinge
Dativ dem Schädling den Schädlingen
Akkusativ den Schädling die Schädlinge

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