Is it der, die oder das Schaum?

DER

The correct article in German of Schaum is der. So it is der Schaum! (nominative case)

The word Schaum is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

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 Schaum?

How does the declension of Schaum 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	der Schaum	die Schäume
Genitive	des Schaums des Schaumes	der Schäume
Dative	dem Schaum dem Schaume	den Schäumen
Akkusative	den Schaum	die Schäume

What is the meaning of Schaum in German?

Schaum has various definitions in German:

[1] mostly singular: gas bubbles that are locked by liquid walls

[1] meist Singular: Gasbläschen, die von flüssigen Wänden eingeschlossen sind

[2] Gas bubbles that are locked by solid walls

[2] Gasbläschen, die von festen Wänden eingeschlossen sind

[3] Gastronomy, mostly singular: stiffly beaten mass

[3] Gastronomie, meist Singular: steif geschlagene Masse

[4] Translated, mostly in the plural: unrealistic ideas that also evaporate quickly

[4] übertragen, meist im Plural: unrealistische Vorstellungen, die sich auch schnell verflüchtigen

How to use Schaum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schaum with translations in English.

[1] Wenn man im Seifenwasser planscht, entsteht Schaum.

[1] If you plan in the soap water, foam is created

[2] Bei der Montage des Fensters wurde zu wenig Schaum verwendet.

[2] too little foam was used when the window is installed

[3] Vorsichtig das Fruchtpüree unterheben, und den Schaum in die vorbereiteten Portionsgläser füllen.

[3] Carefully fold in the fruit puree and pour the foam into the prepared portion glasses

[3] „Der freundliche Kellner serviert den Eiskaffee mit geschütteltem Schaum direkt an der Liege in vier Variationen, als wir zurück an Land sind.“

[3] "The friendly waiter serves the ice coffee with shaken foam directly on the couch in four variations when we back on land"

[4] Alles nur Schäume? Alles nur Potemkinsche Dörfer?

[4] All only foam people everything just Potemkin's villages?

How do you pronounce Schaum?

Schaum

Pictures or photos of Schaum

[1] Schaum beim Traubensaft

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