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Der, die or das Betrieb?

der Betrieb

Gender
masculine
English
business, operation
Plural
die Betriebe

Why is it der Betrieb?

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

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

Example sentences

Betrieb in the four cases

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

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

Betrieb 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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