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Der, die or das Austausch?

der Austausch

Gender
masculine
English
exchange
Plural
die Austausche

Why is it der Austausch?

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

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

Example sentences

Austausch in the four cases

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

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

Austausch 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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