Saint Bernard
der Bernhardiner, die Bernhardiner
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Saint Bernard
A large, powerful breed of dog with a thick coat, originally kept by monks at the hospice on the Great Saint Bernard Pass.
Der Bernhardiner liegt ruhig neben dem Kamin.
The Saint Bernard is lying peacefully beside the fireplace.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Bernhardiner |
| genitive | des Bernhardiners |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Bernhardiner | die Bernhardiner |
| accusative | den Bernhardiner | die Bernhardiner |
| dative | dem Bernhardiner | den Bernhardinern |
| genitive | des Bernhardiners | der Bernhardiner |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Common combinations are 'ein gutmütiger Bernhardiner' (a good-natured Saint Bernard) and 'ein sanftmütiger Bernhardiner' (a gentle Saint Bernard). These adjectives describe the dog's temperament, not its appearance.
Unser gutmütiger Bernhardiner bleibt auch dann ruhig, wenn die Kinder laut spielen.
Our good-natured Saint Bernard stays calm even when the children are playing loudly.
Typical combinations are 'einen Bernhardiner halten' (to keep a Saint Bernard) and 'sich einen Bernhardiner anschaffen' (to get oneself a Saint Bernard). With 'sich anschaffen' (to get oneself), the person is in the dative and the dog is in the accusative.
Meine Nachbarin möchte sich einen Bernhardiner anschaffen.
My neighbor would like to get herself a Saint Bernard.
A typical combination is 'einen Bernhardiner an der Leine führen' (to walk a Saint Bernard on a leash). The dog is in the accusative; 'an der Leine' (on a leash) is a fixed expression with the dative.
Auf dem belebten Platz führte sie ihren Bernhardiner an der Leine.
She walked her Saint Bernard on a leash across the busy square.
