Is it der, die oder das Schwägerin?

DIE

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

The word Schwägerin 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 Schwägerin?

How does the declension of Schwägerin 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 Schwägerin	die Schwägerinnen
Genitive	der Schwägerin	der Schwägerinnen
Dative	der Schwägerin	den Schwägerinnen
Akkusative	die Schwägerin	die Schwägerinnen

What is the meaning of Schwägerin in German?

Schwägerin has various definitions in German:

[1] sister of the spouse

[1] Schwester des Ehepartners

[2] Brother's spouse

[2] Ehepartnerin des Bruders

How to use Schwägerin in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schwägerin with translations in English.

[1] Juttas Schwägerin mischt sich dauernd in ihre Eheangelegenheiten ein und ihr Mann Otto lässt das auch noch zu.

[1] Jutta's sister -in -law constantly interferes with her marriage matters and her husband Otto also lets that too.

[1] „Meine Schwägerin stand in der Stube und gab mir die Hand.“

[1] "My sister -in -law stood in the room and gave me the hand"

[1] „Tourés Schwägerin betrat den Raum.“

[1] "Tourés sister -in -law entered the floor"

[1] „Der Schwägerin Wu war der Ehrensitz angewiesen worden.“

[1] "The sister -in -law WU had been instructed to honor"

[1, 2] „Nachmittags hört er schon die Schwägerinnen in der Küche sitzen und reden, wenn er sein Jackett an der Garderobe aufhängt und die Schuhe abstreift.“

[1, 2] "In the afternoon he already hears the sister -in -law sitting in the kitchen and talking when he hangs his jacket on the wardrobe and the shoes waned"

[2] „Offensichtlich hatten die Gedanken, die ihr jetzt durch den Kopf gingen, mit dem Gerede ihrer Schwägerin nichts zu tun.“

[2] "Obviously, the thoughts that now went through her head had nothing to tuna with her sister -in -law's talk"

How do you pronounce Schwägerin?

Schwägerin

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