das Schwein (pig)

das Schwein

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Schwein?

It's das Schwein. Plural: die Schweine.

Meaning
pig
Gender
neuter
Level
A1 · Animals
Riddle
Das rosa Tier auf dem Bauernhof.

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

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Schwein in other languages

Czech
prase
Slovak
prasa
Hungarian
disznó
Slovenian
prašič
Italian
maiale
Croatian
svinja
Bosnian
svinja
Serbian
svinja
Romanian
porc
Polish
świnia
Ukrainian
свиня
Turkish
domuz
Arabic
خنزير
Persian
خوک
Dari (Afghanistan)
خوک
Pashto (Afghanistan)
خوګ

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