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Is it der, die oder das Schwachstelle?

DIE

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

The word Schwachstelle 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 …).

German declension of Schwachstelle?

How does the declension of Schwachstelle 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 Schwachstelle die Schwachstellen
Genitive der Schwachstelle der Schwachstellen
Dative der Schwachstelle den Schwachstellen
Akkusative die Schwachstelle die Schwachstellen

What is the meaning of Schwachstelle in German?

Schwachstelle is defined as:

[1] The point where something or someone is vulnerable or vulnerable

[1] Der Punkt, an dem etwas oder jemand verletzlich oder angreifbar ist

How to use Schwachstelle in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwachstelle with translations in English.

[1] Die Schwachstelle der Burg ist die Lebensmittelzufuhr.

[1] The weak point of the castle is the food supply

[1] Bei den Untersuchungen ist eine Schwachstelle in der Spionageabwehr aufgefallen.

[1] In the investigations, a vulnerability in spy defense was noticed

[1] Dr. Müller ist vermutlich diejenige Person bei uns, an welche Bewerber sich anschließend noch lange erinnern werden. Er konzentriert sich ausschließlich auf die Schwachstellen im Lebenslauf, und glauben Sie mir, er findet immer etwas, oft bringt er sehr erstaunliche Zusammenhänge zum Vorschein.

[1] Drä Müller is probably the person with us who applicants will remember for a long time. He focuses exclusively on the weaknesses in the curriculum vitae, and believe me, he always finds something, often he brings very amazing relationships to light.

How do you pronounce Schwachstelle?

Schwachstelle

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