Is it der, die oder das Zweier?
DER
The correct article in German of Zweier is der. So it is der Zweier! (nominative case)
The word Zweier 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.
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 Zweier?
How does the declension of Zweier 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 Zweier | die Zweier |
| Genitive | des Zweiers | der Zweier |
| Dative | dem Zweier | den Zweiern |
| Akkusative | den Zweier | die Zweier |
What is the meaning of Zweier in German?
Zweier has various definitions in German:
[1] Austrian, landscape: the school grade "good" (2)
[1] österreichisch, landschaftlich: die Schulnote „gut“ (2)[2] Outer incisors
[2] äußere Schneidezähne[3] designed for two people
[3] für zwei Personen ausgelegtes Boot[4] Coins, less often a banknote with the value of 2 currency units
[4] Münze, seltener eine Banknote mit dem Wert von 2 Währungseinheiten[5] Number of eyes 2 on a game cube
[5] Augenzahl 2 auf einem Spielwürfel[6] In Germany, however, colloquially, in general: the number 2
[6] in Deutschland allerdings umgangssprachlich, allgemein: die Zahl 2How to use Zweier in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zweier with translations in English.
[1] Ich habe einen Zweier in Mathe!
[1] I have a two in Matheiade[2] Die oberen Zweier stehen schräg.
[2] The upper two are inclined[3] Sie ist Olympiasiegerin im Zweier.
[3] She is the Olympic champion in the two[4] Kannst du mir einen Zweier wechseln?
[4] Can you give me a two change[5] Markus würfelte einen Zweier und verlor.
[5] Markus die a two and lost[5] „Ich habe nur Einser und Zweier gewürfelt.“
[5] "I only have one and two rolls"[5] „Dazu muss man beim Würfeln mit zwei Würfeln (a) eine Vier mit einem der zwei Würfeln, (b) zwei Vieren mit beiden Würfeln oder (c) einen Zweier, der nicht aus Vieren besteht mit zwei Würfeln erzielen.“
[5] "When dice with two dice (a) you have to dice a four with one of the two dice, (b) two fours with both dice or (c) a two that does not consist of four with two cubes"[5] „Und an einem dieser Abende hatte ich permanent diesen blöden Zweier gewürfelt.“
[5] "And on one of these evenings I permanently had these stupid two rolls"[5] „Damit griff er erneut zum Becher und würfelte einen Zweier-Pasch.“
[5] "He reached again to the mug and dwelled a two-person Pasque"[5] „Hingegen entspricht die Wahrscheinlichkeit, einen Einser oder einen Zweier oder einen Dreier zu würfeln der Summe der Wahrscheinlichkeiten der drei Alternativen: p = 3 x 1/6 = 0,5.“
[5] "On the other hand, the likelihood corresponds to a one or one or a threesome to dice the sum of the probabilities of the three alternatives: p = 3 x 1/6 = 0.5-"[6] Auf dem Kuchen war eine Kerze in Form eines Zweiers.
[6] On the cake there was a candle in the form of a twoHow do you pronounce Zweier?
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