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Der, die or das Artikel?

der Artikel

Gender
masculine
English
article
Plural
die Artikel

Why is it der Artikel?

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

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

Example sentences

Artikel in the four cases

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

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

Artikel 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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