Der, die or das Beginn?
der Beginn
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- beginning
Why is it der Beginn?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Beginn. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Beginn.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Beginn des Films war spannend.The beginning of the film was exciting.
- Wir feiern den Beginn des Sommers.We celebrate the beginning of summer.
Beginn in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Beginn: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Beginn 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.