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Der, die or das Brief?

der Brief

Gender
masculine
English
letter
Plural
die Briefe

Why is it der Brief?

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

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

Example sentences

Brief in the four cases

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

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

Brief 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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