In German, "swan" is der Schwan. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn German, "swan" is der Schwan. It is a noun. The word is spelled der Schwan and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.
German nouns have three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). The gender of der Schwan should be learnt together with the word itself.
Use der Schwan as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how der Schwan fits into a sentence.
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