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Is it der, die oder das Schwemme?

DIE

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

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

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 Schwemme?

How does the declension of Schwemme 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 Schwemme die Schwemmen
Genitive der Schwemme der Schwemmen
Dative der Schwemme den Schwemmen
Akkusative die Schwemme die Schwemmen

What is the meaning of Schwemme in German?

Schwemme has various definitions in German:

[1] shallow place of a water, to which horses and sheep are driven to clean or cool down, to which game comes to refreshment

[1] seichte Stelle eines Gewässers, zu der Pferde und Schafe zur Säuberung oder Abkühlung getrieben werden, zu der Wild zur Erfrischung kommt

[2] Especially economy: short -term, very significant oversupply of goods, people or the like

[2] besonders Wirtschaft: kurzfristiges, sehr erhebliches Überangebot an Waren, Personen oder Ähnlichem

[3] Austrian outdated: Department of a department store where you can shop cheap

[3] österreichisch veraltet: Abteilung eines Warenhauses, in der man billig einkaufen kann

[4] Landscape: simple restaurant, standing beer hall

[4] landschaftlich: einfaches Lokal, Stehbierhalle

How to use Schwemme in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwemme with translations in English.

[1] Er ritt die Pferde in die Schwemme, denn das Land war von der Hitze ganz ausgetrocknet.

[1] He rode the horses into the flood, because the country was completely dry out of the heat

[2] Teilweise gab es sogar eine Schwemme, weil die Produktion künstlicher Felle nie angehalten worden war.

[2] Sometimes there was even a flood because the production of artificial skins was never stopped

[3] Ein grünes Paradies, diese Schwemme! Man kann hier beinahe jede Sorte von Gemüsen und Obst sehr billig kaufen.

[3] A green paradise, this Schwemmean you can buy almost any variety of vegetables and fruit very cheap here

[4] „Wer von der Straße eintrat, hatte zuerst die »Schwemme« zu durchschreiten, einen dunklen, behaglichen Raum, dem es nie an stillen und lauten Zechern fehlte“.

[4] "Anyone who stepped in from the street had to walk through the" Schwemme ", a dark, cozy space that was never missing in breastfeeding and loud tendrils"

How do you pronounce Schwemme?

Schwemme

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