Is it der, die or das Waffe?

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Waffe

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

The word Waffe is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Waffe?

How does the declension of Waffe 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 Waffe	die Waffen
Genitive	der Waffe	der Waffen
Dative	der Waffe	den Waffen
Akkusative	die Waffe	die Waffen

What is the meaning of Waffe in German?

Waffe is defined as:

[1] a technical aid for hunting and fighting

[1] ein technisches Hilfsmittel für die Jagd und den Kampf

How to use Waffe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Waffe with translations in English.

[1] Wir brauchen mehr Waffen.

[1] We need more weapons.

[1] „Sie hängten sich die Karabiner um, schulterten die Panzerfäuste, nahmen die Kisten mit Munition und Handgranaten auf und bewegten sich in der einzigen Gangart, die das Gewicht der Waffen erlaubte…“[2]

[1] "They put their carbines on, shouldered their bazookas, picked up the boxes of ammunition and hand grenades and moved in the only pace that the weight of the weapons allowed ..." [2]

[1] „Ich tastete nach der Waffe im Schulterhalfter.“[3]

[1] "I felt for the weapon in the shoulder holster." [3]

[1] übertragen: die Waffen einer schönen Frau – (Werbespruch aus den 1960er Jahren)

[1] transferred: the weapons of a beautiful woman - (advertising slogan from the 1960s)

[2] Der Keiler hatte mächtige Waffen.

[2] The boar had powerful weapons.

[3] „Wie der Luchs, hat auch die Wildkatze Waffen oder Krallen an den Zehen, keine Nägel; […]“[4]

[3] "Like the lynx, the wild cat also has weapons or claws on its toes, not nails; [...]" [4]

Pictures or photos of Waffe

[1] eine Waffe