The idea
Use die Schere for the nominative singular, die Schere for the accusative, der Schere for the dative, and der Schere for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Scheren.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Schere | die Scheren |
| Akkusativ | die Schere | die Scheren |
| Dativ | der Schere | den Scheren |
| Genitiv | der Schere | der Scheren |
Meaning and useful combinations
German uses singular eine Schere for one pair of scissors. Scheren counts multiple pairs.
Useful combinations: mit der Schere schneiden; eine scharfe Schere; die Bastelschere. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Scheredie SchereThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Schere. In the meaning taught here, Schere is feminine. The nominative plural is die Scheren. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Schere mit dem roten Griff liegt im oberen Fach.The scissors with the red handle are in the top compartment.
- Ich benutze die Schere nur für Papier.I use the scissors only for paper.
- Mit der Schere schneide ich kleine Dreiecke aus.I cut out small triangles with the scissors.
- Die Spitze der Schere ist abgerundet.The scissors have a rounded tip.
- Die Scheren für den Kurs werden gleich verteilt.The scissors for the course will be handed out shortly.
- An den Scheren hängen kleine Namensetiketten.Small name labels hang from the scissors.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Schere — die Scheren. German uses singular eine Schere for one pair of scissors. Scheren counts multiple pairs.
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___ Schere (der / die / das)
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die
die: Schere is feminine.
Plural: die Schere → die ___
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Scheren
Scheren: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Schere (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Schere.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Schere (der / die / das)
Plural: die Schere → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Schere (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Schere and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.