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Der, die or das Aufbau?

der Aufbau

Gender
masculine
English
construction, structure
Plural
die Aufbauten

Why is it der Aufbau?

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

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

Example sentences

Aufbau in the four cases

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

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

Aufbau 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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