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Der, die or das Ausmaß?

das Ausmaß

Gender
neuter
English
extent, size
Plural
die Ausmaße

Why is it das Ausmaß?

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

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

Example sentences

Ausmaß in the four cases

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

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

Ausmaß 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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