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Is it der, die or das Schweigeminute?

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Schweigeminute

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

The word Schweigeminute is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Schweigeminute?

How does the declension of Schweigeminute 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 Schweigeminute die Schweigeminuten
Genitive der Schweigeminute der Schweigeminuten
Dative der Schweigeminute den Schweigeminuten
Akkusative die Schweigeminute die Schweigeminuten

What is the meaning of Schweigeminute in German?

Schweigeminute is defined as:

[1] A short period of commemoration to deceased

[1] kurzer Zeitraum des Gedenkens an Verstorbene

How to use Schweigeminute in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schweigeminute with translations in English.

[1] In der Schweigeminute gedachten die Menschen den Opfern der Katastrophe und beteten für die Hinterbliebenen.

In the minute's silence, people intended to the victims of the disaster and prayed for the survivors

[1] „Zwei Schweigeminuten ehren die deutschen und litauischen Mütter, denen die Wolfskinder so viel zu verdanken haben.“

[1] "The German and Lithuanian mothers who owe so much to the wolf children to whom the German and Lithuanian mothers honor"

[1] „Die Staatsduma in Moskau ehrte die Opfer des Anschlags am Mittwoch vor ihrer Sitzung mit einer Schweigeminute.“

[1] "The State Duma in Moscow honored the victims of the attack on Wednesday before her meeting with a minute of silence"

[1] „Er forderte eine Schweigeminute im Gedenken an die Opfer und eröffnete den Tanz.“

[1] "He demanded a minute's silence in memory of the victims and opened the dance" "