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Der, die or das Bündnis?

das Bündnis

Gender
neuter
English
alliance
Plural
die Bündnisse

Why is it das Bündnis?

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

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

Example sentences

Bündnis in the four cases

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

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

Bündnis 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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