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Der, die or das Ausgleich?

der Ausgleich

Gender
masculine
English
balance, compensation
Plural
die Ausgleiche

Why is it der Ausgleich?

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

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

Example sentences

Ausgleich in the four cases

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

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

Ausgleich 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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