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Der, die or das Buch?

das Buch

Gender
neuter
English
book
Plural
die Bücher

Why is it das Buch?

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

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

Example sentences

Buch in the four cases

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

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

Buch 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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