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Is it der, die oder das Skat?

DER

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

The word Skat 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 Skat?

How does the declension of Skat 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Skat die Skats die Skate
Genitive des Skats des Skates der Skats der Skate
Dative dem Skat dem Skate den Skats den Skaten
Akkusative den Skat die Skats die Skate

What is the meaning of Skat in German?

Skat has various definitions in German:

[1] No plural: Card game for three people, in which a player is determined in every round who plays against the other two

[1] kein Plural: Kartenspiel für drei Personen, bei dem in jeder Runde ein Spieler bestimmt wird, der gegen die beiden anderen spielt

[2] The two cards that are hidden during skat [1]

[2] die zwei Karten, die beim Skat[1] verdeckt liegen

How to use Skat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Skat with translations in English.

[1] In der Kneipe wird oft eine Runde Skat gespielt.

[1] A round skat is often played in the pub

[1] Skat kann man auch zu viert spielen, der Geber setzt dann aus.

[1] Skat can also be played for fourth, the donor then puts off

[2] Peter hatte Glück, im Skat lagen zwei Buben.

[2] Peter was lucky, there were two boys in the skat

[2] Wenn man „Hand“ spielt, erhält man mehr Punkte, man darf aber nicht den Skat aufnehmen.

[2] If you play "hand", you get more points, but you shouldn't record the skat

How do you pronounce Skat?

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