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Der, die or das Begriff?

der Begriff

Gender
masculine
English
concept, idea, term
Plural
die Begriffe

Why is it der Begriff?

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

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

Example sentences

Begriff in the four cases

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

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

Begriff 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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