Der, die or das Auto?
das Auto
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- automobile, car
- Plural
- die Autos
Why is it das Auto?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Auto. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Auto.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Auto steht vor dem Haus.The car is parked in front of the house.
- Wir kaufen ein neues Auto.We are buying a new car.
Auto in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Auto: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Auto 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.