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German Articles (der, die, das)

German has three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). Learning the article with each noun is essential.

Key Rules

  1. 1der = masculine (der Mann - the man)
  2. 2die = feminine (die Frau - the woman)
  3. 3das = neuter (das Kind - the child)
  4. 4die = all plurals (die Männer - the men)
  5. 5Articles change based on grammatical case

Examples

Der Tisch ist groß.

The table is big.

'Tisch' (table) is masculine, so we use 'der'.

Die Sonne scheint.

The sun is shining.

Das Wasser ist kalt.

The water is cold.

Related Grammar Topics

Cases

German Nominative Case (Nominativ)
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German Accusative Case (Akkusativ)
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German Dative Case (Dativ)
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