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Der, die or das Bibliothek?

die Bibliothek

Gender
feminine
English
library
Plural
die Bibliotheken

Why is it die Bibliothek?

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

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

Example sentences

Bibliothek in the four cases

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

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

Bibliothek 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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