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Der, die or das Bedarf?

der Bedarf

Gender
masculine
English
need, demand
Plural
die Bedarfe

Why is it der Bedarf?

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

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

Example sentences

Bedarf in the four cases

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

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

Bedarf 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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