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Der, die or das Bonbon?

das Bonbon

Gender
neuter
English
candy, sweet
Plural
die Bonbons
Also
der Bonbon

Both das Bonbon and der Bonbon are correct in Germany; Austria uses only das.

Why is it das Bonbon?

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

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

Example sentences

Bonbon in the four cases

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

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

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