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Der, die or das Beweis?

der Beweis

Gender
masculine
English
proof, evidence
Plural
die Beweise

Why is it der Beweis?

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

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

Example sentences

Beweis in the four cases

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

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

Beweis 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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