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Der, die or das Bett?

das Bett

Gender
neuter
English
bed
Plural
die Betten

Why is it das Bett?

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

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

Example sentences

Bett in the four cases

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

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

Bett 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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