Is it der, die oder das Schwarzwald?
DER
The correct article in German of Schwarzwald is der. So it is der Schwarzwald! (nominative case)
The word Schwarzwald 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 Schwarzwald?
How does the declension of Schwarzwald 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 Schwarzwald | — |
| Genitive | des Schwarzwalds des Schwarzwaldes | — |
| Dative | dem Schwarzwald | — |
| Akkusative | den Schwarzwald | — |
What is the meaning of Schwarzwald in German?
Schwarzwald is defined as:
[1] Southwest German low mountain range, which extends from the border triangle (France, Switzerland, Germany) from about 160 km to the north east of the Upper Rhine lowlands
[1] südwestdeutsches Mittelgebirge, das sich vom Dreiländereck (Frankreich, Schweiz, Deutschland) aus etwa 160 km nach Norden östlich der Oberrheinischen Tiefebene erstrecktHow to use Schwarzwald in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schwarzwald with translations in English.
[1] Der Schwarzwald ist bei Touristen für die Kuckucksuhren, den Schinken und die Trachten bekannt.
[1] The Black Forest is known for tourists for the cuckoo clocks, the ham and the costumes[1] „Der 28-jährige katholische Bauernsohn aus dem Schwarzwald hatte sich im Krieg ausgezeichnet und später als Leutnant mit den Freikorps an den Nachkriegskämpfen im Baltikum und in Oberschlesien teilgenommen.“
[1] "The 28-year-old Catholic peasant son from the Black Forest had excelled in the war and later participated in the post-war fights in the Baltic States and in Upper Silesia" and later a lieutenant with the Free Corps "[1] „Ein vermeintlich abgestürzter Gleitschirmflieger hat im Schwarzwald für einen Einsatz von Polizei und Bergwacht gesorgt.“
[1] "A supposedly crashed paraglider has taken care of the use of the police and mountain rescue service in the Black Forest"How do you pronounce Schwarzwald?
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