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Der, die or das Absicht?

die Absicht

Gender
feminine
English
intention
Plural
die Absichten

Why is it die Absicht?

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

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

Example sentences

Absicht in the four cases

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

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

Absicht 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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