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Der, die or das Atom?

das Atom

Gender
neuter
English
atom
Plural
die Atome

Why is it das Atom?

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

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

Example sentences

Atom in the four cases

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

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

Atom 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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