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Der, die or das Arbeit?

die Arbeit

Gender
feminine
English
work
Plural
die Arbeiten

Why is it die Arbeit?

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

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

Example sentences

Arbeit in the four cases

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

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

Arbeit 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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