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Der, die or das Anlass?

der Anlass

Gender
masculine
English
occasion, cause
Plural
die Anlässe

Why is it der Anlass?

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

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

Example sentences

Anlass in the four cases

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

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

Anlass 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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