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Der, die or das Bier?

das Bier

Gender
neuter
English
beer
Plural
die Biere

Why is it das Bier?

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

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

Example sentences

Bier in the four cases

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

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

Bier 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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