Der, die or das Bund?
der Bund
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- association, alliance
- Plural
- die Bünde
Why is it der Bund?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Bund. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Bund.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Bund hilft vielen Menschen.The association helps many people.
- Sie gründen einen neuen Bund.They found a new alliance.
Bund in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Bund: 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 |
Bund 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.