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Der, die or das Brezel?

die Brezel

Gender
feminine
English
pretzel
Plural
die Brezeln

In Austria also das Brezel.

Why is it die Brezel?

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

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

Example sentences

Brezel in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Brezel: 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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