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Is it der, die oder das Schein?

DER

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

The word Schein 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 Schein?

How does the declension of Schein 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 Schein die Scheine
Genitive des Scheins des Scheines der Scheine
Dative dem Schein dem Scheine den Scheinen
Akkusative den Schein die Scheine

What is the meaning of Schein in German?

Schein has various definitions in German:

[1] Plural rarely: weak lights (shimmer) to light glaring blinds

[1] Plural selten: schwaches Leuchten (Schimmer) bis helles grelles Blenden

[2] Certificate, grade of money, receipt, written proof

[2] Bescheinigung, Geldnote, Quittung, schriftlicher Nachweis

[3] Plural rarely: external image of an object, also with doubts about the correctness, also possible in relation to the behavior of a person

[3] Plural selten: äußeres Bild von einem Objekt, auch mit Zweifel bezüglich der Richtigkeit, auch bezogen auf das Verhalten einer Person möglich

How to use Schein in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schein with translations in English.

[1] Der Schein ihrer Taschenlampen konnte die Dunkelheit kaum durchdringen.

[1] The appearance of their flashlights could hardly penetrate the darkness

[1] Im Schein der Straßenlaterne sah man die Schneeflocken niederrieseln.

[1] In the light of the street lamp you could see the snowflakes down

[1] „Simen Tjing öffnete die Päckchen und prüfte sie beim Scheine der Lampe.“

[1] "Simen Tjing opened the parcels and checked them while she was shine of the lamp" "

[2] Der Bankangestellte gab mir die 8000 Euro in kleinen Scheinen.

[2] The bank employee gave me the 8,000 euros in small bills

[2] Zum Abschluss der Vorlesung bekam der Student seinen Schein.

[2] At the end of the lecture, the student received his bill

[2] „Er besah sich den Schein genau und beroch ihn.“

[2] "He looked at the appearance exactly and brings him"

[2] „Scheine hatte ich ja mehr als genug.“

[2] "I had more than enough notes"

[2] „Heute sind diese Scheine, je nach Emittent individuell gestaltet, gesuchte Sammlerstücke.“

[2] "Today, depending on the issuer, these notes are individually designed, sought -after collector's item"

[3] Sie ging zum Schein auf das Angebot ein.

[3] She went to the offer one

[3] Alle Freundlichkeit, die man mir so offen entgegenbrachte, war nur Schein.

[3] All friendliness that was brought to me so openly was only Scheine

How do you pronounce Schein?

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