Definition
A farm animal with a broad snout that is often raised for meat.
Translations
- English
- pig
- Français
- cochon
- Türkçe
- domuz
- Polski
- świnia
- Русский
- свинья
- Українська
- свиня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Schwein
- A2
- Noun
- Animals
- Food & Drink
pig
/das ʃvaɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Schweine
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- AnimalsPrimaryFood & Drink
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Schwein liegt im Stroh.NominativSing.The pig is lying in the straw.
- Der Bauer füttert das Schwein.AkkusativSing.The farmer feeds the pig.
- Der Bauer gibt dem Schwein frisches Futter.DativSing.The farmer gives the pig fresh feed.
- Die Farbe des Schweines ist rosa.GenitivSing.The pig's color is pink.
- Mehrere Schweine leben auf dem Bauernhof.NominativPlur.Several pigs live on the farm.
- Der Bauer füttert mehrere Schweine.AkkusativPlur.The farmer feeds several pigs.
- Der Bauer gibt den Schweinen frisches Futter.DativPlur.The farmer gives the pigs fresh feed.
- Die Nahrung der Schweine besteht hauptsächlich aus Getreide.GenitivPlur.The pigs' food consists mainly of grain.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Schwein/ʃvaɪn/
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Article phrase
das Schwein/das ʃvaɪn/
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Plural
Schweine/ˈʃvaɪnə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Schwein | die Schweine |
| Akkusativ | das Schwein | die Schweine |
| Dativ | dem Schwein | den Schweinen |
| Genitiv | des Schweines | der Schweine |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein rosa Schwein
- Verb constructiondas Schwein halten + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDas Schwein grunzt laut.
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Schwein arbeitenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termHuhn
- Related termSchaf
- Related termRind — head of cattle
Schwein and Rind are different farm animals; pigs are kept primarily for their meat, while cattle are also kept for milk and agricultural work.
- Related termZiege
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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