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Is it der, die oder das Schweizer?

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

The word Schweizer 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 …).

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German declension of Schweizer?

How does the declension of Schweizer 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 Schweizer die Schweizer
Genitive des Schweizers der Schweizer
Dative dem Schweizer den Schweizern
Akkusative den Schweizer die Schweizer

What is the meaning of Schweizer in German?

Schweizer has various definitions in German:

[1] Male citizen of Switzerland

[1] männlicher Staatsangehöriger der Schweiz

[2] Doorkeepers (at the Pope)

[2] Türhüter (beim Papst)

[3] milkers

[3] Melker

[4] the person in charge of cows in the dairy industry

[4] die Kühe beaufsichtigende Person in der Milchwirtschaft

[5] Landscape: Süster in Catholic churches

[5] landschaftlich: Küster in katholischen Kirchen

How to use Schweizer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schweizer with translations in English.

[1] „Schweizer des Jahres wird man nicht einfach so. Da muss man schon Schweizer sein.“[2]

[1] "You don't just become Swiss of the Year. You have to be Swiss."[2]

[1] Viktor Giacobbo ist ein Schweizer.

[1] Viktor Giacobbo is a Swiss.

[2] Man muß bis in die Zeit der Renaissance zurückgehen, um die Gründe zu verstehen, die Papst Julius II. bewogen, die Schweizer nach Rom kommen zu lassen. Heute steht an jedem Außeneingang des Vatikans mindestens ein Schweizer.

[2] One has to go back to the Renaissance period to understand the reasons that led Pope Julius II to allow the Swiss to come to Rome.

[2] „Ich wandte mich an den Schweizer und sagte ihm, ich hätte einen Brief für Versailles und es wäre mir sehr angenehm, ihn dem Kurier mitgeben zu können, der zurückreisen sollte, sobald er die Depeschen von Seiner Exzellenz erhalten hätte. »Aber, mein Herr,« sagte der Schweizer, »seit zwei Monaten haben wir keinen außerordentlichen Kurier hier gehabt!«“[3]

[2] "I turned to the Swiss and told him that I had a letter for Versailles and that I would be very pleased to give it to the courier who was to go back as soon as he had received the despatches from His Excellency. "But

[3] So wurden viele Schweizer Melker – und umgekehrt wurden irgendwann alle Melker "Schweizer" genannt.

[3] This is how many Swiss milkers became – and vice versa at some point all milkers were called "Swiss".

[5] Den Schweizer, der Kirchenküster war, nannte man auch „Domschweizer“.

[5] The Swiss who were church sextons were also called “Cathedral Swiss”.
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Is it der, die oder das Schweizer?

DER

DIE

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

The word Schweizer is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

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German declension of Schweizer?

How does the declension of Schweizer work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

Positiv Komparativ Superlativ
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What is the meaning of Schweizer in German?

Schweizer has various definitions in German:

[1] Switzerland, belonging to Switzerland, coming from Switzerland

[1] die Schweiz betreffend, zur Schweiz gehörend, aus der Schweiz kommend

[2] characteristic of Switzerland

[2] charakteristisch für die Schweiz

How to use Schweizer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schweizer with translations in English.

[1] Ich esse gern Schweizer Käse und Schweizer Schokolade.

[1] I like to eat Swiss cheese and Swiss chocolate

[1] Die Schweizer Politik ist in Deutschland eher selten ein Thema.

[1] Swiss politics is rarely an issue in Germany.

[2] Die Schweizer Berge und überhaupt das ganze Schweizer Landschaftsbild sind beeindruckend.

[2] The Swiss mountains and the entire Swiss landscape are impressive.

How do you pronounce Schweizer?

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