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Is it der, die oder das Scharmützel?

DAS

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

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

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Scharmützel?

How does the declension of Scharmützel 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 Scharmützel die Scharmützel
Genitive des Scharmützels der Scharmützel
Dative dem Scharmützel den Scharmützeln
Akkusative das Scharmützel die Scharmützel

What is the meaning of Scharmützel in German?

Scharmützel has various definitions in German:

[1] A small battle on the edge of a war, or handmade

[1] ein kleines Gefecht am Rande eines Krieges, oder Handgemenge

[2] Upper German: paper bag

[2] oberdeutsch: Papiertüte

How to use Scharmützel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Scharmützel with translations in English.

[1] Jöns Månsson Teitt berichtet in seinen Erinnerungen an den Dreißigjährigen Krieg über ein Scharmützel, das am 17. Juni 1629 zwischen Marienwerder und Stuhm stattfand.

[1] Jöns Månsson Teitt reports in his memories of the Thirty Years' War about a skirmish that took place on June 17, 1629 between Marienwerder and Stuhm.

[1] „Die Offensive wurde nur wenig durch kleine Scharmützel im Hinterhalt verzögert; gelegentlich stieß man auch auf eine Verteidigungsstellung an einem Hohlweg oder quer zu einem Pfad.“

[1] "The offensive was occasionally a little through small skirmishes in the ambush.

[1] „Beim ersten Scharmützel siegten die Götzendiener über die ihnen entgegengeschickten königlichen Streitkräfte, und voller Zuversicht beschlossen sie den Marsch auf Kailua.“

[1] "In the first skirmish, the idols won over the royal forces who were sent towards them, and with confidence they decided to march on Kailuae"

[1] „Provokationen und Scharmützel waren in den kommenden Jahren an der Tagesordnung.“

[1] "Provocations and skirmishes were at the agenda in the coming years"

[1] „Am 19. April 1775 fanden die ersten Scharmützel einer amerikanischen Miliz mit britischen Truppen statt, die Gefechte von Lexington und Concord.“

[1] "On April 19, 1775, the first skirmish of an American militia with British troops took place, the battles of Lexington and Concord."

[2] Ein Scharmützel sagte sie und zeigte auf die braune dreieckige Papiertüte.

[2] A skirmish she said and pointed to the brown triangular paper bag

How do you pronounce Scharmützel?

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