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Das Schwein auf dem Bauernhof sieht aus wie Kalles Cousin. The pig on the farm looks like Kalle's cousin.

noun · A2

das Schwein

[ʃvaɪ̯n]

pig

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Grammar

Plural
die Schweine In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Schwein die Schweine
Das Schwein auf dem Bauernhof sieht aus wie Kalles Cousin. The pig on the farm looks like Kalle's cousin.
Accusative wen? was? das Schwein die Schweine
Dative wem? dem Schwein den Schweinen
Kalle schläft im Stall neben den Schweinen. Kalle sleeps in the barn next to the pigs.
Genitive wessen? des Schweines der Schweine

How the Word Is Built

Word family

das Schweinefleischdas Wildschweindas Meerschweinchen

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the animals

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