Der, die or das Abitur?
das Abitur
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- school leaving exam, A levels
- Plural
- die Abiture
Why is it das Abitur?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Abitur. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Abitur.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Abitur ist eine wichtige Prüfung.The Abitur is an important exam.
- Sie macht im Sommer ihr Abitur.She takes her Abitur this summer.
Abitur in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Abitur: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Abitur is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.