Is it der, die oder das Sündenbock?

DER

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

The word Sündenbock 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 Sündenbock?

How does the declension of Sündenbock 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 Sündenbock	die Sündenböcke
Genitive	des Sündenbocks des Sündenbockes	der Sündenböcke
Dative	dem Sündenbock	den Sündenböcken
Akkusative	den Sündenbock	die Sündenböcke

What is the meaning of Sündenbock in German?

Sündenbock is defined as:

[1] Someone who is always responsible for all mistakes and problems

[1] jemand, der immer (und meist unberechtigt) für alle Fehler und Probleme verantwortlich gemacht wird

How to use Sündenbock in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sündenbock with translations in English.

[1] Du brauchst gar keinen Sündenbock für deine Taten zu suchen!

[1] You don't need to search for a scapegoat for your deeds

[1] Warum bin ich immer der Sündenbock?

[1] Why am I always the scapegoat

[1] „Schon immer war es leichter, andere zum Sündenbock zu machen, als bei sich selbst die Fehler zu suchen.“

[1] "It has always been easier to make others a scapegoat than looking for the mistakes with yourself"

[1] „Bis zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts haben zwischen 1,3 und zwei Millionen Armenier auf türkischem Staatsgebiet gelebt. Mit dem zunehmenden Verfall des Osmanischen Reichs wurden sie zu den Sündenböcken.“

[1] “Between 1.3 and two million Armenians lived in Turkish territory by the end of the 19oon. With the increasing decay of the Ottoman Empire, they became the scapegoats. ”

[1] „Sie suchen Sündenböcke, auf die sie alles abwälzen können.“

[1] "You are looking for scapegoats that you can pass on everything"

[1] „Unsere Gesellschaft sucht permanent irgendwelche Prügelknaben und Sündenböcke.“

[1] "Our society is constantly looking for some whipping boys and scapegoats"

How do you pronounce Sündenbock?

Sündenbock

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