Noun
die Schar
Pronunciation: /ʃaːr/
crowd, throng, flock (a large group of people or animals)
C2
rank #9,479
plural Scharen
Meanings
Noun
- crowd, throng, flock (a large group of people or animals)
- troop
- family, brood (of children)
- ploughshare
Example sentence
Nicht nur Tauben, sondern auch Touristen sind jeden Tag in Scharen auf dem Markusplatz zugegen.
Pigeons as well as tourists flock to St Mark's Square every day.
Word forms
singular
die Schar
plural
die Scharen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schar
Accusativedie Schar
Dativeder Schar
Genitiveder Schar
Plural
Nominativedie Scharen
Accusativedie Scharen
Dativeden Scharen
Genitiveder Scharen
Usage
- eine Schar von Vögeln — A flock of birds.
- in Scharen kommen — Come in large numbers; also used for people.
Eine Schar Kinder lief über den Schulhof.
A crowd of children ran across the school playground.