Is it der, die oder das Schwere?

DIE

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

The word Schwere 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 Schwere?

How does the declension of Schwere 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 Schwere	—
Genitive	der Schwere	—
Dative	der Schwere	—
Akkusative	die Schwere	—

What is the meaning of Schwere in German?

Schwere has various definitions in German:

[1] Lifted or subject -language (physics): property to have a (high) weight

[1] gehoben oder fachsprachlich (Physik): Eigenschaft, ein (hohes) Gewicht zu haben

[2] Physics, astronomy: gravity

[2] Physik, Astronomie: Schwerkraft

[3] Translated: Extent of difficulty

[3] übertragen: Ausmaß der Schwierigkeit

[4] Lifted: High degree, high extent

[4] gehoben: hoher Grad, hohes Ausmaß

How to use Schwere in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwere with translations in English.

[1] „Zwischen flachen, nur an einer einzigen Stelle steil und quaiartig ansteigenden Ufern liegt er da, rundum von alten Buchen eingefaßt, deren Zweige, von ihrer eignen Schwere nach unten gezogen, den See mit ihrer Spitze berühren.“

[1] "Between flat, only steeply and quai -like rising banks, it lies there, framework of old beeches, the branches of which, pulled down from its own heaviness, touched the lake with its tip"

[2] „Das Gesetz der Schwere ist in den mechanischen Künsten eine erkennende Wahrheit.“

[2] "The law of severity is a recognizing truth in the mechanical arts"

[3] Die Schüler beklagten sich über die Schwere der gestellten Aufgaben.

[3] The students complained about the severity of the tasks set

[4] „Die Schwere der Luft machte, daß das Straßentreiben unten anders als sonst auf die Sinne wirkte [...].“

[4] "The severity of the air made the road to act differently than usual on the senses."

How do you pronounce Schwere?

Schwere

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