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Der, die or das Aufwand?

der Aufwand

Gender
masculine
English
expense, effort
Plural
die Aufwände

Why is it der Aufwand?

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

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

Example sentences

Aufwand in the four cases

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

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

Aufwand 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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