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Is it der, die oder das Schienbein?

DAS

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

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

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 Schienbein?

How does the declension of Schienbein 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 Schienbein die Schienbeine
Genitive des Schienbeins des Schienbeines der Schienbeine
Dative dem Schienbein dem Schienbeine den Schienbeinen
Akkusative das Schienbein die Schienbeine

What is the meaning of Schienbein in German?

Schienbein is defined as:

[1] Anatomy: The stronger of the two bones of the lower leg

[1] Anatomie: der kräftigere der beiden Knochen des Unterschenkels

How to use Schienbein in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schienbein with translations in English.

[1] Beim Fußball geht es manchmal etwas rau zu. Da wird schon mal gegen das Schienbein getreten.

[1] Sometimes football is a bit rough because of the shin.

[1] Das Skelett des Beines besteht aus dem Oberschenkelknochen, den Unterschenkelknochen (Schienbein und Wadenbein), den Fußwurzelknochen, Mittelfußknochen und den Zehenknochen.

[1] The skeleton of the leg consists of the thigh bone, the lower leg bone (shin and fibula), the foot root bone, midfoot bone and the toe bone

[1] „Kurz darauf wurde Jörg B. festgenommen, wobei er einem Beamten gegen das Schienbein trat.“

[1] "Shortly afterwards, Jörg Bä was arrested, where he kicked an official against his shin."

How do you pronounce Schienbein?

Schienbein

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