Der, die or das Business?
das Business
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- business
Why is it das Business?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Business. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Business.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Business läuft in diesem Jahr gut.The business is going well this year.
- Sie studiert Business an der Universität.She studies business at university.
Business in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Business: 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 |
Business 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.