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Is it der, die oder das Schwung?

DER

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

The word Schwung 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 Schwung?

How does the declension of Schwung 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 Schwung die Schwünge
Genitive des Schwunges des Schwungs der Schwünge
Dative dem Schwung dem Schwunge den Schwüngen
Akkusative den Schwung die Schwünge

What is the meaning of Schwung in German?

Schwung has various definitions in German:

[1] violent, strong, rapid movement

[1] heftige, starke, zügige Bewegung

[2] A moving movement descriptive

[2] einen Bogen beschreibende Bewegung

[3] Energy

[3] Energie

[4] A large number

[4] eine große Anzahl

How to use Schwung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwung with translations in English.

[1] Trotz Vollbremsung donnerte das Auto mit Schwung gegen die Wand.

[1] Despite full braking, the car thundered against the wall with swing

[1] Wenn du das Seil auf die andere Seite werfen willst, musst du das mit Schwung machen.

[1] If you want to throw the rope on the other side, you have to do it with swing

[1] Dieser Tänzer hat einen wunderbaren Schwung in den Hüften.

[1] This dancer has a wonderful swing in the hip

[1] „Er rief den Kosaken, der sein Pferd hielt, befahl ihm, die Tasche und die Flasche an sich zu nehmen, und warf seinen schweren Körper mit einem leichten Schwung in den Sattel.“

[1] "He called the Cossack that his horse held, ordered him to take his bag and bottle on him, and threw his heavy body into the saddle with a slight swing" "

[2] Mit einem eleganten Schwung bremste sie vor der Skihütte.

[2] With an elegant swing she slowed down in front of the ski hut

[3] Jetzt bringen wir mal Schwung in den Laden.

[3] Now we'll get momentum into the shop

[3] Mit Schwung ins Neue Jahr!

[3] With momentum into the new decoration

[3] Ich fühle mich schlapp und ohne jeden Schwung.

[3] I feel limp and without any swinging aid

[3] Der Einzelhandel ist im Januar noch ohne Schwung.

[3] Retail is still without a swinging area in January

[4] Und dann haben sie auch recht schnell einen ganzen Schwung Kinder gekriegt.

[4] And then they quickly got a whole swing children

How do you pronounce Schwung?

Schwung
Schwung (Österreich)

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