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Der, die or das Bogen?

der Bogen

Gender
masculine
English
bow, arc, sheet
Plural
die Bögen

Why is it der Bogen?

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

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

Example sentences

Bogen in the four cases

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

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

Bogen 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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