Der, die or das Baby?
das Baby
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- baby
- Plural
- die Babys
Why is it das Baby?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Baby. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Baby.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Baby schläft im Bett.The baby is sleeping in the bed.
- Wir kaufen ein Geschenk für das Baby.We are buying a present for the baby.
Baby in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Baby: 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 |
Baby 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.