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Der, die or das Bahnhof?

der Bahnhof

Gender
masculine
English
railway station
Plural
die Bahnhöfe

Why is it der Bahnhof?

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

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

Example sentences

Bahnhof in the four cases

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

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

Bahnhof 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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