Der, die or das Armee?
die Armee
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- army
- Plural
- die Armeen
Why is it die Armee?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Armee. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Armee.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Armee hat viele Soldaten.The army has many soldiers.
- Mein Onkel dient in der Armee.My uncle serves in the army.
Armee in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Armee: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Armee 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.