Der, die or das Brust?
die Brust
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- breast, chest
- Plural
- die Brüste
Why is it die Brust?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Brust. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Brust.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Brust tut mir nach dem Lauf weh.My chest hurts after the run.
- Er legt die Hand auf die Brust.He puts his hand on his chest.
Brust in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Brust: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Brust 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.