Is it der, die oder das Schwarzmarkt?

DER

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

The word Schwarzmarkt 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 Schwarzmarkt?

How does the declension of Schwarzmarkt 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 Schwarzmarkt	die Schwarzmärkte
Genitive	des Schwarzmarktes des Schwarzmarkts	der Schwarzmärkte
Dative	dem Schwarzmarkt dem Schwarzmarkte	den Schwarzmärkten
Akkusative	den Schwarzmarkt	die Schwarzmärkte

What is the meaning of Schwarzmarkt in German?

Schwarzmarkt is defined as:

[1] Illegal market, on which a short, price -fixed or by circumventing taxes and the similar, sometimes significantly discounted goods are traded

[1] illegaler Markt, auf welchem knappe, vom Staat preislich fixierte oder durch Umgehung von Steuern und Ähnlichem teilweise erheblich vergünstigte Waren gehandelt werden

How to use Schwarzmarkt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwarzmarkt with translations in English.

[1] Er wurde beschuldigt, seine Kleider vom Schwarzmarkt zu beziehen.

[1] He was accused of moving into his clothes from the black market

[1] „Auf dem Schwarzmarkt für Lebensmittel wollten die Straßenverkäufer verständlicherweise nicht vor der Kamera posieren.“

[1] "On the black market for food, the street sellers understandably did not want to posiere in front of the camera"

[1] „Vor allem die Vertriebenen sahen sich, kaum in den einzelnen Besatzungszonen Deutschlands angekommen, mit einer Vielzahl neuer Probleme konfrontiert: Wohnraum, Hausrat, Kleidung, Wäsche mussten beschafft werden, meist auf dem Schwarzmarkt.“

[1] "In particular, the displaced people, hardly arrived in the individual occupation zones of Germany, saw themselves confronted with a variety of new problems: living space, household items, clothing, laundry had to be procured, mostly on the black market"

[1] „Da sind zunächst die Soldaten und Offiziere, die sich mit Gebrauchsgegenständen eindecken, die sie später auf dem sowjetischen Schwarzmarkt tauschen oder zu Geld machen wollen.“

[1] "First there are the soldiers and officers who stock up on everyday objects that they later exchange on the Soviet black market or make them money"

[1] „Zwar waren die Behörden verpflichtet, die beschlagnahmten Vorräte zu bezahlen; zugrunde gelegt wurden dafür jedoch die amtlich festgelegten Höchstpreise - wesentlich weniger, als auf dem Schwarzmarkt zu erzielen war.“

[1] "Although the authorities were obliged to pay the confiscated stocks on payment, the officially stipulated maximum prices - much less than could be achieved on the black market"

How do you pronounce Schwarzmarkt?

Schwarzmarkt

Pictures or photos of Schwarzmarkt

[1] Schwarzmarkt in Berlin 1947

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