Is it der, die oder das Schnäppchen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Schnäppchen is das. So it is das Schnäppchen! (nominative case)
The word Schnäppchen 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.
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 Schnäppchen?
How does the declension of Schnäppchen 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 Schnäppchen | die Schnäppchen |
Genitive | des Schnäppchens | der Schnäppchen |
Dative | dem Schnäppchen | den Schnäppchen |
Akkusative | das Schnäppchen | die Schnäppchen |
What is the meaning of Schnäppchen in German?
Schnäppchen is defined as:
[1] colloquially: goods or service that can be purchased with a significant discount on the normal price or much cheaper than from a comparable provider
[1] umgangssprachlich: Ware oder Dienstleistung, die mit einem erheblichen Rabatt auf den normalen Preis oder wesentlich billiger als bei einem vergleichbaren Anbieter erworben werden kannHow to use Schnäppchen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schnäppchen with translations in English.
[1] Bei Schlussverkäufen kann man oft außergewöhnlich gute Schnäppchen ergattern.
[1] In the case of closing sales you can often get exceptionally good bargains[1] „Denn dann können selbst Deutsche im Ausland tolle Schnäppchen machen.“
[1] "Because then even Germans abroad can do great bargains"How do you pronounce Schnäppchen?
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