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Der, die or das Absolvent?

der Absolvent

Gender
masculine
English
graduate
Plural
die Absolventen

Why is it der Absolvent?

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

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

Example sentences

Absolvent in the four cases

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

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

Absolvent 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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