derMasculine
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Feminin
Kante
edge, rim, border, brink, verge
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kante | die Kanten |
| Genitiv | der Kante | der Kanten |
| Dativ | der Kante | den Kanten |
| Akkusativ | die Kante | die Kanten |
German Articles: der, die, das Explained
Every German noun has a fixed article. Master the rules at a glance and look up any article in seconds.
der
2.222Masculine
Masculine nouns: professions, days, months, seasons and many words ending in -er, -ling, -ismus.
der Hund
der Tisch
der Montag
der Lehrer
die
1.912Feminine
Feminine nouns: words ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -tät, -ie and most ending in -e.
die Katze
die Freiheit
die Zeitung
die Liebe
das
1.275Neuter
Neuter nouns: diminutives (-chen, -lein), nominalizations, words ending in -um, -ment, -ma.
das Buch
das Mädchen
das Auto
das Zimmer
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-schaftdie Freundschaft
- 100%
-heitdie Freiheit
- 99%
-ungdie Zeitung
- 99%
-tiondie Nation
dasNeuter
- 100%
-chendas Mädchen
- 100%
-leindas Büchlein
- 95%
-mentdas Dokument
- 90%
-nisdas Ergebnis
Declension across 4 cases
Each article changes by its role in the sentence.
derTisch
More examplesarrow_forward| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Tisch | die Tische |
| Akkusativ | den Tisch | die Tische |
| Dativ | dem Tisch | den Tischen |
| Genitiv | des Tisches | der Tische |
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why den Studenten and not den Student?
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auf den Tisch but auf dem Tisch?
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der die das, any real logic or just memorizing?
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