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Der, die or das Apfel?

der Apfel

Gender
masculine
English
apple
Plural
die Äpfel

Why is it der Apfel?

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

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

Example sentences

Apfel in the four cases

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

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

Apfel 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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