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Der, die or das Boden?

der Boden

Gender
masculine
English
ground, floor, bottom
Plural
die Böden

Why is it der Boden?

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

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

Example sentences

Boden in the four cases

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

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

Boden 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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