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Meet das Schwein

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 3 meanings

  1. swine, pig
  2. (derogatory) a dirty, or contemptible person
  3. (often construed with haben) luck, good fortune

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Schwein, use the coloured columns: neuter and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Schweine · Dative plural den Schweinen

Examples

  1. 1
    Das kleine Schwein schläft im Stall.The small pig is sleeping in the barn.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe heute das große Schwein.I see the big pig today.Accusative · sehenPractise „groß“ →
  3. 3
    Der Bauer hilft dem kranken Schwein.The farmer helps the sick pig.Dative · helfenPractise „krank“ →
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