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Is it der, die oder das Schwarzfahrer?

DER

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

The word Schwarzfahrer 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 Schwarzfahrer?

How does the declension of Schwarzfahrer 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 Schwarzfahrer die Schwarzfahrer
Genitive des Schwarzfahrers der Schwarzfahrer
Dative dem Schwarzfahrer den Schwarzfahrern
Akkusative den Schwarzfahrer die Schwarzfahrer

What is the meaning of Schwarzfahrer in German?

Schwarzfahrer is defined as:

[1] person who claims a means of transport without paying the fare to pay

[1] Person, die ein Verkehrsmittel in Anspruch nimmt, ohne dafür den Fahrpreis zu entrichten

How to use Schwarzfahrer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwarzfahrer with translations in English.

[1] Wenn Schwarzfahrer erwischt werden, müssen sie Strafe zahlen.

[1] If black drivers are caught, they have to pay a penalty

[1] „Als ich allein mit dem Zug zurückfuhr, blieb ich immer nur so kurz wie möglich auf dem Klo, damit der Schaffner nicht dachte, daß ich mich da als Schwarzfahrer eingeschlossen hätte.“

[1] "When I left the train alone, I always stayed on the toilet as short as possible so that the conductor didn't think that I would have locked myself as a black driver"

[1] „Als Einzige starre ich ihn an. Nicht, dass ich den Schwarzfahrer ansprechen will, um ihm eine Predigt zu halten, oder dass mich seine rebellische Geste schockiert.“

[1] "I am the only one to stare at him that I want to address the black driver to keep him a sermon or that his rebellious gesture shocked me."

How do you pronounce Schwarzfahrer?

Schwarzfahrer

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