Der, die or das Art?
die Art
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- type, kind
- Plural
- die Arten
Why is it die Art?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Art. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Art.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Art des Essens gefällt mir.I like the type of food.
- Ich mag jede Art von Musik.I like every kind of music.
Art in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Art: 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 |
Art 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.