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Der, die or das Bild?

das Bild

Gender
neuter
English
picture
Plural
die Bilder

Why is it das Bild?

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

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

Example sentences

Bild in the four cases

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

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

Bild 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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