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Der, die or das Beispiel?

das Beispiel

Gender
neuter
English
example
Plural
die Beispiele

Why is it das Beispiel?

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

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

Example sentences

Beispiel in the four cases

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

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

Beispiel 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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