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Der, die or das Bedürfnis?

das Bedürfnis

Gender
neuter
English
need
Plural
die Bedürfnisse

Why is it das Bedürfnis?

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

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

Example sentences

Bedürfnis in the four cases

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

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

Bedürfnis 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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