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Der, die or das Berg?

der Berg

Gender
masculine
English
hill, mountain
Plural
die Berge

Why is it der Berg?

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

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

Example sentences

Berg in the four cases

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

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

Berg 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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