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Der, die or das Besitz?

der Besitz

Gender
masculine
English
property, possession
Plural
die Besitze

Why is it der Besitz?

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

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

Example sentences

Besitz in the four cases

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

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

Besitz 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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