Is it der, die or das Veilchen?

DAS

Veilchen

The correct article in German of Veilchen is das. So it is das Veilchen! (nominative case)

The word Veilchen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Veilchen?

How does the declension of Veilchen 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	das Veilchen	die Veilchen
Genitive	des Veilchens	der Veilchen
Dative	dem Veilchen	den Veilchen
Akkusative	das Veilchen	die Veilchen

What is the meaning of Veilchen in German?

Veilchen has various definitions in German:

[1] Small, mostly violet -colored flowering, heavily fragrant flower of the genus Viola

[1] kleine, meist violettfarben blühende, stark duftende Blume der Gattung Viola

[2] colloquially: an eye that is colored blue by blow or push

[2] umgangssprachlich: ein durch Schlag oder Stoß blau verfärbtes Auge

How to use Veilchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Veilchen with translations in English.

[1] Komm lieber Mai und mache / die Bäume wieder grün. / Und lass uns an dem Bache / die kleinen Veilchen blühn! (Aus dem Volkslied „Komm lieber Mai und mache“ von Christian Adolf Overbeck)

[1] Come on May and make the trees Grünä / And let's go to the Bache / The Little Violet Blühnää (from the folk song "Come Dear Mai and Make" by Christian Adolf Overbeck)

[2] Rolf hat sich bei der Streiterei gestern ein anständiges Veilchen eingehandelt.

[2] Rolf got involved in the argument yesterday a decent violet

Pictures or photos of Veilchen

[1] Veilchen

[2] ein Veilchen bei einem Mann