noun
pig, swine
A2
Schwein: common noun meaning 'pig' or 'swine'. Neutral gender (das Schwein). Plural is Schweine. Regular declension: das Schwein, die Schweine. No irregular plural. Used both for the animal and in idiomatic expressions; no special prepositions or reflexivity. Dative: dem Schwein, genitive: des Schweins.
Examples
Das Schwein grunzt auf dem Hof.
The pig is grunting on the farm.
Der Bauer verkaufte das Schwein, weil die Wiese zu klein geworden war.
The farmer sold the pig because the meadow had become too small.
Ich esse kein Schweinefleisch.
I don't eat pork.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a pink pig with the word 'das Schwein' on its side.
Schwein sounds a bit like 'swine' in English — same meaning.
das Schwein — neuter: imagine a neutral-colored piggy bank labeled 'das'.