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Der, die or das Ansatz?

der Ansatz

Gender
masculine
English
approach, attempt
Plural
die Ansätze

Why is it der Ansatz?

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

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

Example sentences

Ansatz in the four cases

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

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

Ansatz 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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