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Der, die or das Anstieg?

der Anstieg

Gender
masculine
English
rise, increase
Plural
die Anstiege

Why is it der Anstieg?

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

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

Example sentences

Anstieg in the four cases

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

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

Anstieg 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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