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Is it der, die oder das Schnee?

DER

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

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

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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 …).

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German declension of Schnee?

How does the declension of Schnee 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 Schnee
Genitive des Schnees
Dative dem Schnee
Akkusative den Schnee

What is the meaning of Schnee in German?

Schnee has various definitions in German:

[1] Precipitation in the form of ice crystals

[1] Niederschlag in Form von Eiskristallen

[2] Colloquially: cocaine

[2] umgangssprachlich: Kokain

[3] the random electrical noise in television images

[3] das zufällige, elektrische Rauschen in Fernsehbildern

[4] short for: Eischnee; beaten egg white

[4] kurz für: Eischnee; geschlagenes Eiweiß

How to use Schnee in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schnee with translations in English.

[1] Es liegt viel Schnee in den Alpen.

[1] There is a lot of snow in the Alps

[1] „Der Schnee ist weiß, wo nicht Menschen sind. / Der Schnee ist weiß für jedes Kind.“[2]

[1] "The snow is white where there are not people. / The snow is white for every child." [2]

[1] „Und wie sie so nähte und nach dem Schnee aufblickte, stach sie sich mit der Nadel in den Finger, und es fielen drei Tropfen Blut in den Schnee.“[3]

[1] "And as she sewed and looked up at the snow, she stuck her finger with a needle, and three drops of blood fell into the snow" [3]

[1] „Die durch eine Kombination von Sonnenstrahlen und Schnee erzeugte Helligkeit des Bildeindrucks erinnert an einen geradezu überirdischen Glanz.“[4]

[1] "The brightness of the picture impression created by a combination of sunbeams and snow is reminiscent of an almost unearthly luster." [4]

[1] „Er sprach über seine Kindheit und wie er den Schnee geliebt hatte.“[5]

[1] “He talked about his childhood and how he loved the snow” [5]

[2] Er hat sich 2 Gramm Schnee besorgt.

[2] He got himself 2 grams of snow.

Wortspiel mit den Bedeutungen [1] und [2]:

Play on words with the meanings [1] and [2]:

[2] „Doch wo ist der Schnee vom letzten (oft auch „vergangenen“) Jahr?“ (Im Original: „Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan?“)[6]

[2] "But where is the snow from the last (often" past ") year?" (In the original: "Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan?") [6]

[2] „Der Schnee, auf dem wir alle talwärts fahren“[7]

[2] "The snow on which we all drive downhill" [7]

[3] Der Schnee im Fernsehbild verschwand, als das Gewitter nachließ.

[3] The snow in the TV picture disappeared when the thunderstorm subsided

[4] „Eier trennen, die Hälfte des Eiweißes zu Schnee schlagen und kühl stellen.“[8]

[4] "Separate eggs, beat half of the egg white into snow and put in a cool place." [8]
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Is it der, die oder das Schnee?

DER

DIE

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

The word Schnee is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

The oral, colloquial use of the article for surnames is not uniform . North German tends not to use an article, Central German is used inconsistently, the article tends to be used in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms.

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German declension of Schnee?

How does the declension of Schnee 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 m Singular f Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Schnee (Schnee) die Schnee (Schnee) die Schnees die Schnee
Genitive des Schnee des Schnees Schnees der Schnee (Schnee) der Schnees der Schnee
Dative dem Schnee (Schnee) der Schnee (Schnee) den Schnees den Schnee
Akkusative den Schnee (Schnee) die Schnee (Schnee) die Schnees die Schnee
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Schnee in German?

Schnee is defined as:

[1] Surname, surname

[1] Familienname, Nachname

How to use Schnee in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schnee with translations in English.

[1] Frau Schnee ist ein Genie im Verkauf.

[1] Ms. Snow is a sales genius

[1] Herr Schnee wollte uns kein Interview geben.

[1] Mr. Schnee did not want to give us an interview.

[1] Die Schnees fahren heute nach Düsseldorf.

[1] The Schnees are going to Düsseldorf. today

[1] Der Schnee trägt nie die Schals, die die Schnee ihm strickt.

[1] The snow never wears the scarves that the snow knits for it.

[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Schnee kommt, geht der Herr Schnee.“

[1] But I can tell you: “When the snow woman comes, the snow man goes”

[1] Schnee kommt und geht.

[1] Snow comes and goes.

[1] Schnees kamen, sahen und siegten.

[1] Snow came, saw and won.

How do you pronounce Schnee?

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Pictures or photos of Schnee

[1] mit Schnee bedeckte Landschaft
[1] mit Schnee bedeckte Landschaft
[2] Schnee in Pulverform
[2] Schnee in Pulverform

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