Is it der, die oder das Schwäche?

DIE

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

The word Schwäche 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 Schwäche?

How does the declension of Schwäche 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 Schwäche	die Schwächen
Genitive	der Schwäche	der Schwächen
Dative	der Schwäche	den Schwächen
Akkusative	die Schwäche	die Schwächen

What is the meaning of Schwäche in German?

Schwäche has various definitions in German:

[1] lack of physical or mental strength

[1] mangelnde körperliche oder geistige Kraft

[2] Character deficiency

[2] charakterlicher Mangel

[3] Special tendency to something

[3] besondere Neigung zu etwas

[4] factual imperfection

[4] sachliche Unvollkommenheit

How to use Schwäche in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwäche with translations in English.

[1] Mich überkam plötzlich eine unerklärliche Schwäche in den Beinen.

[1] I suddenly came across an inexplicable weakness in the leg

[1] „Wobei ich eine klitzekleine Schwäche habe, die ich den Damen gern verschweige.“

[1] "Whereby I have a tiny weakness that I like to hide the ladies"

[1] „Allgemeine Schwäche des Körpers und erhöhte Reizbarkeit des Nervensystems gesellen sich dazu.“

[1] "General weakness of the body and increased attraction of the nervous system join"

[1] „Meine Schwäche ist wie weggeblasen.“

[1] "My weakness is like gone"

[1] [Covid-19-Erkrankungen:] „Andere Genesene leiden unter einem Taubheitsgefühl, Schwäche und Gedächtniseinschränkungen.“

[1] [COVID-19 diseases:] "Other recovered suffer from a feeling of numbness, weakness and memory restrictions" "

[2] Mangelnder Einsatzwille ist keine Schwäche von ihm.

[2] A lack of commitment is not a weakness of him

[3] Er hat eine Schwäche für dunkle Schokolade.

[3] He has a weakness for dark chocolate

[4] Die Literaturkritiker versuchen, die Schwächen literarischer Werke herauszufinden.

[4] The literary critics try to find out the weaknesses of literary works

How do you pronounce Schwäche?

Schwäche

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