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Der, die or das Anwalt?

der Anwalt

Gender
masculine
English
attorney, lawyer
Plural
die Anwälte

Why is it der Anwalt?

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

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

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Anwalt in the four cases

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

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

Anwalt 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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