das Geschwader
C1a squadron / fleet
- English meaning
- a squadron / fleet
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Geschwader
- CEFR level
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Geschwader in a sentence
Das Geschwader segelte in Formation über das Meer.
The squadron sailed in formation across the sea.
Declension of das Geschwader
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Geschwader | die Geschwader |
| Accusative | das Geschwader | die Geschwader |
| Dative | dem Geschwader | den Geschwadern |
| Genitive | des Geschwaders | der Geschwader |
Where Geschwader comes from
spätmittelhochdeutsch swader „Reiterabteilung“, im 16. Jahrhundert von italienisch squadra „im Viereck angeordnete Truppe“ entlehnt, zu lateinisch quadrum „Viereck“
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Questions about Geschwader
Is it der, die or das Geschwader?
It is das Geschwader — Geschwader is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Geschwader.
What is the plural of Geschwader?
The plural of das Geschwader is die Geschwader.
What is the genitive of Geschwader?
The genitive singular is des Geschwaders. The dative plural is den Geschwadern.
What does Geschwader mean in English?
das Geschwader means "a squadron / fleet". For example: "Das Geschwader segelte in Formation über das Meer." — "The squadron sailed in formation across the sea."
What level is Geschwader in German?
Geschwader is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the boats & ships vocabulary.
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