Declension of German noun Schwan with plural and article

The most important forms of "Schwan" are: genitive singular "Schwan(e)s" and nominative plural "Schwäne". “Schwan” is declined with the strong declension. The endings are es/ä-e. In the plural, an umlaut occurs. “Schwan” is masculine. The article is “der Schwan”. “Schwan” belongs to the vocabulary at A2 level. Here you can not only inflect Schwan but also all German nouns. Comments ☆

A2 · noun · masculine · irregular · -s,¨-e

der Schwan

Schwan(e)s · Schwäne⁰

Endings es/ä-e   Plural with umlaut  

⁰ Depends on meaning

English swan, Cygnus, white moth, yellow-tail

/ˈʃvaːn/ · /ˈʃvaːnəs/ · /ˈʃvɛːnə/

[Tiere] Wasservogel mit langem Hals aus der Familie der Entenvögel; weißer Nachtfalter aus der Familie der Trägspanner

» Alle Schwäne sind weiß. English All swans are white.

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Declension of Schwan in singular and plural in all cases

Singular

Nom. derSchwan
Gen. desSchwanes/Schwans
Dat. demSchwan/Schwane⁶
Acc. denSchwan

Plural

Nom. dieSchwäne⁰
Gen. derSchwäne⁰
Dat. denSchwänen⁰
Acc. dieSchwäne⁰

⁶ Only in exalted use⁰ Depends on meaning

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Examples

Example sentences for Schwan

  • Alle Schwäne sind weiß. 
    English All swans are white.
  • Nicht alle Schwäne sind weiß. 
    English Not all swans are white.
  • Heribert Schwan hat das Buch geschrieben. 
    English Heribert Schwan wrote the book.
  • Auf dem See sind zwei weiße Schwäne . 
    English There are two white swans on the lake.
  • Wohin wandern die Schwäne in jedem Winter? 
    English Where do the swans migrate every winter?
  • Ein Schwan geht so, als ob er den ganzen Tag geritten wäre. 
    English A swan walks as if it had been ridden all day.
  • Der Schwan saß inmitten des Teichs. 
    English The swan was sitting in the middle of the pond.
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Translation of German Schwan

German Schwan
English swan, Cygnus, white moth, yellow-tail
Russian лебедь, белый ночной мотылёк, ле́бедь, лебёдка
Spanish cisne, polilla blanca
French cygne, papillon de nuit blanc
Turkish kuğu, beyaz gece güvesi
Portuguese cisne, mariposa branca
Italian cigno, falena bianca
Romanian lebădă, moth
Hungarian hattyú, fehér éjjeli lepke
Polish łabędź, moth
Greek κύκνος, λευκός νυχτοπεταλούδα
Dutch zwaan, donsvlinder, witte nachtvlinder
Czech labuť, bílý noční motýl
Swedish svan, vit nattfjäril, häxan surtant
Danish svane, hvid natfjeder
Japanese 白鳥, 白い蛾
Catalan cigne, manta blanca
Finnish joutsen, valkoinen yöperhonen
Norwegian svane, hvitt nattsvermer
Basque antza, zuhaitz-beltza
Serbian bela noćna leptirica, labud, лабуд
Macedonian лебед, бел ноќен молец
Slovenian labod, bela nočna molj
Slowakisch labuť, biely nočný motýľ
Bosnian labud, bela noćna leptirica
Croatian labud, bijeli noćni moljac
Ukrainian лебідь, біла нічна міль
Bulgarian бял нощен молец, лебед
Belorussian лебедзь, белы начны матылёк
Indonesian angsa, ngengat pengukur putih
Vietnamese ngài đo trắng, thiên nga
Uzbek oq o'lchovchi kuya, oqqush
Hindi सफेद जियोमेट्रिड पतंगा, हंस
Chinese 天鹅, 白尺蛾
Thai ผีเสื้อหนอนคืบสีขาว, หงส์
Korean 백조, 흰 자나방
Azerbaijani ağ ölçən güvə, quğu
Georgian გედი, თეთრი გეომეტრიდი ჩრჩილი
Bengali সাদা জিওমেট্রিড মথ, হংস
Albanian mjellmë, tenjë gjeometrike e bardhë
Marathi पांढरा जियोमेट्रिड पतंग, हंस
Nepali सेतो जियोमेट्रिड पतंगा, हंस
Telugu తెల్ల జియోమెట్రిడ్ చిమ్మట, హంస
Latvian balts sprīžmetis, gulbis
Tamil அன்னம், வெள்ளை ஜியோமெட்ரிட் இரவுப்பூச்சி
Estonian luik, valge mõõkurlane
Armenian կարապ, սպիտակ չափիչ գիշերաթիթեռ
Kurdish qû, tîtîlê şevê spî
Hebrewברווזון، עיטן לבן
Arabicأوز عراقي، بجعة، عقاب أبيض
Persianقو، پروانه سفید شب
Urduسفید رات کا تتلی، ہنس

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Meanings and synonyms of Schwan
  • [Tiere] Wasservogel mit langem Hals aus der Familie der Entenvögel
  • [Tiere] weißer Nachtfalter aus der Familie der Trägspanner
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Frequently asked questions about the noun "Schwan"

The noun “Schwan” is declined in all four cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative). The declension includes the singular and plural forms and shows how the word changes depending on the case. All declension forms of “Schwan” are explained below. The most important forms are given for the nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative, each in the singular and plural.

How is "Schwan" declined?

“Schwan” is masculine. The article is “der Schwan”.

Is “Schwan” masculine, feminine, or neuter?

“Schwan” is masculine. The article is “der Schwan”.

What is the singular of "Schwan"?

The singular of “Schwan” is: der Schwan. The singular forms are: der Schwan (nominative), des Schwan(e)s (genitive), dem Schwan(e) (dative) and den Schwan (accusative).

What is the plural of “Schwan”?

The singular of “Schwan” is: die Schwäne. The singular forms are: die Schwäne (nominative), der Schwäne (genitive), den Schwänen (dative) and die Schwäne (accusative).

At what language level is “Schwan” used?

“Schwan” belongs to the vocabulary at A2 level.

What are the peculiarities of the declension of “Schwan”?

In the plural, an umlaut occurs.

The declension of Schwan as a table with all forms in singular (singular) and plural (plural) and in all four cases nominative (1st case), genitive (2nd case), dative (3rd case) and accusative (4th case). Especially for German learners the correct declension of the word Schwan is crucial.

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