Is it der, die oder das Schwabe?
DER
The correct article in German of Schwabe is der. So it is der Schwabe! (nominative case)
The word Schwabe is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Schwabe?
How does the declension of Schwabe 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 Schwabe | die Schwaben |
| Genitive | des Schwaben | der Schwaben |
| Dative | dem Schwaben | den Schwaben |
| Akkusative | den Schwaben | die Schwaben |
What is the meaning of Schwabe in German?
Schwabe has various definitions in German:
[1] Members of a German population group
[1] Angehöriger einer deutschen Bevölkerungsgruppe[2] Switzerland, Alsace: derogatory designation for all Germans
[2] Schweiz, Elsass: abwertende Bezeichnung für alle Deutschen[3] Regional:, also f, the insect cake
[3] regional:, auch f, das Insekt SchabeHow to use Schwabe in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schwabe with translations in English.
[1] Ich bin Schwabe.
[1] I'm Schwabean[1] „Einmal waren sieben Schwaben beisammen, der erste war der Herr Schulz, der zweite der Jackli, der dritte der Marli, der vierte der Jergli, der fünfte der Michal, der sechste der Hans, der siebente der Veitli; die hatten alle siebene sich vorgenommen, die Welt zu durchziehen, Abenteuer zu suchen und große Taten zu vollbringen.“
[1] “Once were seven Swabians, the first was Mr. Schulz, the second of the Jackli, the third of the Marli, the fourth of the Jergli, the fifth of the Michal, the sixth of the Hans, the seventh of the Veitlienä They had decided to go through the world, to search for adventures and to do big deeds "[1] „So schrieb der Schwabe Wilhelm Hauff um das Jahr 1825.“
[1] "The Swabian Wilhelm Hauff wrote around 1825e"[1] „Heute gilt der Schwabe nicht selten als gemütlich, was vor allem von der Neigung des Schwäbischen herkommt, die Worte mit dem Verkleinerungssuffix ›le‹ zu versehen.“
[1] today the Swabian is often considered cozy, which comes from the inclination of the Swabian, the words to be provided with the reduction suffix ›le‹[2] Horch, was kommt von draußen rein - wird doch nicht ein Schwäblein sein? (Schweizerisches Protestplakat gegen Kritik am schweizerischen Bankwesen aus Deutschland im Jahre 2009)
[2] Horch, what comes in from outside - it won't be a Schwäblin sore (Swiss protest poster against criticism of Swiss banking from Germany in 2009)[3] Überall krabbelten Schwaben umher.
[3] Swabians crawled everywhereHow do you pronounce Schwabe?
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