Noun
der Schwarm
Pronunciation: /ʃvaʁm/
swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish
C1
rank #8,597
plural Schwärme
Meanings
Noun
- swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish
- crush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love
Example sentence
Der Junge beobachtete einen Schwarm Karpfen im Teich.
The boy was gazing at a school of carp in the pond.
Word forms
singular
der Schwarm
plural
die Schwärme
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schwarm
Accusativeden Schwarm
Dativedem Schwarm
Genitivedes Schwarmes
Plural
Nominativedie Schwärme
Accusativedie Schwärme
Dativeden Schwärmen
Genitiveder Schwärme
Usage
- ein Schwarm Vögel — a flock of birds; the group word translates differently by animal
- Schwarm / Schwärme — plural changes a to ä; can also mean a romantic crush
Ein Schwarm kleiner Fische schimmerte knapp unter der Wasseroberfläche.
A school of small fish shimmered just below the water's surface.