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Is it der, die oder das Schwanz?

DER

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

The word Schwanz 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.

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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 Schwanz?

How does the declension of Schwanz 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 Schwanz die Schwänze
Genitive des Schwanzes der Schwänze
Dative dem Schwanz dem Schwanze den Schwänzen
Akkusative den Schwanz die Schwänze

What is the meaning of Schwanz in German?

Schwanz has various definitions in German:

[1] rear body process in animals

[1] hinterer Körperfortsatz bei Tieren

[2] colloquially, coarse: penis

[2] umgangssprachlich, derb: Penis

[3] tip

[3] Zipfel

[4] Departure of the wine

[4] Abgang des Weines

How to use Schwanz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwanz with translations in English.

[1] Auf der grünen Wiese sitzt ein Krokodil, / das wedelt mit dem Schwanze und weiß nicht was es will – (Volkslied)

[1] A crocodile sits on the green meadow, / that wags the tail and doesn't know what it wants - (folk song)

[1] „Ein kleiner Hund fegte mit eingezogenem Schwanz um eine Ecke.“

[1] "A small dog swept around a corner with a cock pulled in"

[1] „Anders als Hundsaffen besitzen die Menschenaffen oder Andropomorpha bzw. Hominoidea keinen Schwanz“

[1] "Unlike dog monkeys, the great apes or Andropomorpha or Hominoidea have no tail"

[2] Ich habe noch nie einen echten Schwanz gesehen.

[2] I have never seen a real cock before

[2] „Mein Schwanz hing heraus und begann sich in der warmen Brise wieder zu regen.“

[2] "My cock was hanging out and began again in the warm breeze to Regene"

[2] „Sein eigener Schwanz versteifte sich, wenn er diese Fotografie sah.“

[2] "His own cock stiffened when he Sahä"

[2] „Als sein Schwanz in sie hineingleitet, entdeckt er die Welt.“

[2] "When his cock slides into her, he discovers the world" "

[2] „Als ich gekommen war und meinen Schwanz zurückzog, sah Consuela mich nicht nur entsetzt, sondern regelrecht wütend an.“

[2] "When I had come and pulled my cock back, Consuela not only saw me horrified, but literally angry" "

[2] „Oder die modernen Ökonomen haben sich zu solchen Sykophanten des Bourgeois gemacht, daß sie demselben weismachen wollen, es sei produktive Arbeit, wenn einer […] ihm den Schwanz reibe, weil etwa die letztre Bewegung ihm den dicken Kopf — blockhead — den nächsten Tag aufgferäumter für das Comptoir machen werde.“

[2] “Or the modern economists have made such sycophans of the bourgeois that they want to show it that it is productive work if one rubs his tail, for example, because the last movement moves the thick head - blockhead - the next day will make the comptoir "

[3] Wo die Schokolade aus der Düse kam, bleibt ein kleiner Schwanz auf der Praline.

[3] Where the chocolate came out of the nozzle, a small tail remains on the Pralinee

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