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Der, die or das Bein?

das Bein

Gender
neuter
English
leg
Plural
die Beine

Why is it das Bein?

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

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

Example sentences

Bein in the four cases

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

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

Bein 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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