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Der, die or das Abschnitt?

der Abschnitt

Gender
masculine
English
portion, section
Plural
die Abschnitte

Why is it der Abschnitt?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Abschnitt. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Abschnitt.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Abschnitt in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Abschnitt: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Abschnitt 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.

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