Picture in the app

der Schwan

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Schwan?

It's der Schwan. Plural: die Schwäne.

Meaning
swan
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Schwan is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Schwan in other languages

Czech
labuť
Slovak
labuť
Hungarian
hattyú
Slovenian
labod
Italian
cigno
Croatian
labud
Bosnian
labud
Serbian
labud
Romanian
lebădă
Polish
łabędź
Ukrainian
лебідь
Turkish
kuğu
Arabic
بجعة
Persian
قو
Dari (Afghanistan)
قو
Pashto (Afghanistan)
قو

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