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Der, die or das Beitrag?

der Beitrag

Gender
masculine
English
contribution
Plural
die Beiträge

Why is it der Beitrag?

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

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

Example sentences

Beitrag in the four cases

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

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

Beitrag 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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