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The article for

Schwimmen

das Schwimmen

Schwimmen is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural
English
swimming
Level
A1
Topic
Sports

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Why is it das Schwimmen?

Schwimmen is the verb schwimmen used as a noun, and verbs used as nouns are always neuter: das Schwimmen.

More verbs used as nouns
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Sport: Sport in which one moves on / in the water without aids

[1] Sport: Sportart, bei der man sich ohne Hilfsmittel auf dem/im Wasser fortbewegt

Examples

[1] Swimming strengthens the back muscles.

[1] Schwimmen kräftigt die Rückenmuskulatur.

[1] Successful swimmers often started swimming when they were seven euros

[1] Erfolgreiche Schwimmer begannen mit dem Schwimmen oft schon mit sieben.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Schwimmen —
Genitiv des Schwimmens —
Dativ dem Schwimmen —
Akkusativ das Schwimmen —

Pronunciation

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