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Is it der, die oder das Schnur?

DIE

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

The word Schnur 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 …).

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German declension of Schnur?

How does the declension of Schnur 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 Schnur die Schnüre
Genitive der Schnur der Schnüre
Dative der Schnur den Schnüren
Akkusative die Schnur die Schnüre

What is the meaning of Schnur in German?

Schnur has various definitions in German:

[1] Robust textile mesh in elongate form

[1] robustes Textilgeflecht in länglicher Form

[2] colloquially: cable

[2] umgangssprachlich: Kabel

[3] Something that looks like a string [1]

[3] etwas, das wie eine Schnur[1] aussieht

How to use Schnur in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schnur with translations in English.

[1] Das Teil war mit einer Schnur festgebunden.

[1] The part was tied up with a string

[2] Ich bin beim Rasenmähen über die Schnur gefahren.

[2] I'm in lawn mowing over the string hazard

[3] Ich esse die süßen Schnüre vom Kiosk.

[3] I eat the sweet cords of kiosk
Schnur
Schnur

Is it der, die oder das Schnur?

DIE

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

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

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German declension of Schnur?

How does the declension of Schnur 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 Schnur die Schnuren
Genitive der Schnur der Schnuren
Dative der Schnur den Schnuren
Akkusative die Schnur die Schnuren

What is the meaning of Schnur in German?

Schnur is defined as:

[1] Obsolete: Daughter-in-law

[1] veraltet: Schwiegertochter

How to use Schnur in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schnur with translations in English.

[1] Ein Spruch über Schwiegermütter: «Die Schwieger (Schwiegermutter) denkt zu keiner Frist, dass sie Schnur (Schwiegertochter) gewesen ist.»

[1] A saying about in-law: "The in-law (mother-in-law) does not think that she had been cord (daughter-in-law)

How do you pronounce Schnur?

Schnur
Schnur

Pictures or photos of Schnur

[1] Schnur aus Hanf
[1] Schnur aus Hanf
[2] Schnur
[2] Schnur

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