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Der, die or das Bescheid?

der Bescheid

Gender
masculine
English
information, reply
Plural
die Bescheide

Why is it der Bescheid?

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

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

Example sentences

Bescheid in the four cases

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

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

Bescheid 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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