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Der, die or das Alkohol?

der Alkohol

Gender
masculine
English
alcohol
Plural
die Alkohole

Why is it der Alkohol?

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

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

Example sentences

Alkohol in the four cases

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

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

Alkohol 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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