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Der, die or das Bau?

der Bau

Gender
masculine
English
construction, building
Plural
die Bauten

Why is it der Bau?

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

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

Example sentences

Bau in the four cases

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

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

Bau 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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