Is it der, die or das Skat?

DER

Skat

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.

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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

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