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Is it der, die oder das Schere?

DIE

The correct article in German of Schere is die. So it is die Schere! (nominative case)

The word Schere is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Schere?

How does the declension of Schere 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 die Schere die Scheren
Genitive der Schere der Scheren
Dative der Schere den Scheren
Akkusative die Schere die Scheren

What is the meaning of Schere in German?

Schere has various definitions in German:

[1] Device for cutting paper and other thin materials

[1] Gerät zum Schneiden von Papier und anderer dünner Materialien

[2] Organ for grasping in crustaceans

[2] Organ zum Greifen bei Krebstieren

[3] metaphorically: large difference in the expression of a feature

[3] metaphorisch: große Differenz in der Ausprägung eines Merkmals

Several meanings are still missing.

Mehrere Bedeutungen fehlen noch.

How to use Schere in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schere with translations in English.

[1] Die Schere ist ein klassisches Bastelutensil.

[1] The scissors are classic handicraft utensils

[1] „Simen Tjing ergriff eine Schere und schnitt ihr vom Scheitel aus der erfaßten Haarfülle eine dicke Strähne heraus, wickelte sie in Papier ein und steckte sie in die Tasche.“[2]

[1] "Simen Tjing took a pair of scissors and cut a thick strand of hair out of the hair at the top of the head, wrapped it in paper and put it in her pocket." [2]

[2] Krebse haben oft eine große und eine kleine Schere.

[2] Crabs often have large and small scissors

[3] Die Schere zwischen arm und reich wird immer größer.

[3] The gap between rich and poor is widening .

How do you pronounce Schere?

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Pictures or photos of Schere

[1] Eine Standardschere für Papier
[1] Eine Standardschere für Papier
[2] Scheren eines Hummers
[2] Scheren eines Hummers

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