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Der, die or das Ball?

der Ball

Gender
masculine
English
ball
Plural
die Bälle

Why is it der Ball?

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

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

Example sentences

Ball in the four cases

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

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

Ball 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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