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Der, die or das Ausgang?

der Ausgang

Gender
masculine
English
exit, outcome, starting point
Plural
die Ausgänge

Why is it der Ausgang?

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

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

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Ausgang in the four cases

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

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

Ausgang 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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