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Der, die or das Besuch?

der Besuch

Gender
masculine
English
visit
Plural
die Besuche

Why is it der Besuch?

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

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

Example sentences

Besuch in the four cases

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

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

Besuch 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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