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Der, die or das Akt?

der Akt

Gender
masculine
English
act
Plural
die Akte

Why is it der Akt?

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

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

Example sentences

Akt in the four cases

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

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

Akt 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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