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Is it der, die oder das Schwiegervater?

DER

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

The word Schwiegervater 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 …).

German declension of Schwiegervater?

How does the declension of Schwiegervater 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 Schwiegervater die Schwiegerväter
Genitive des Schwiegervaters der Schwiegerväter
Dative dem Schwiegervater den Schwiegervätern
Akkusative den Schwiegervater die Schwiegerväter

What is the meaning of Schwiegervater in German?

Schwiegervater is defined as:

[1] The spouse's father

[1] der Vater des Ehepartners

How to use Schwiegervater in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwiegervater with translations in English.

[1] Mit meinem Schwiegervater verstehe ich mich gut.

[1] With my father -in -law I get on good

[1] „Da für Karl das Bündnis mit Desiderius nicht mehr von Nutzen war, verstieß er seine Frau nach kurzer Ehe und schickte sie seinem Schwiegervater zurück.“

[1] "Since the alliance with Desiderius was no longer useful for Karl, he violated his wife after a short marriage and sent her back to his father -in -law"

[1] „Der Schwiegervater jedenfalls wagt 1043 einen Angriff auf das Großreich, scheitert aber damit.“

[1] "In any case, the father -in -law dares to attack the great empire in 1043, but fails with it"

[1] „Der Schwiegervater war Kunsthändler und die Wohnung der Tochter diente als Zwischenlager.“

[1] "The father -in -law was an art dealer and the daughter's apartment served as an intermediate camp"

[1] „Dabei hängen Fotos, auf denen Leni Ottos griechischen Schwiegervater in Heldenpose porträtiert hat, durchaus an Gästen zugänglichen Stellen.“

[1] "There are photos on which Leni Otto's Greek father -in -law portrayed in a heroic pose.

How do you pronounce Schwiegervater?

Schwiegervater

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