Der, die or das Champion?
der Champion
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- champion
- Plural
- die Champions
Why is it der Champion?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Champion. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Champion.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Champion gewinnt das Turnier wieder.The champion wins the tournament again.
- Er ist ein Champion im Tennis.He is a champion in tennis.
Champion in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Champion: 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 |
Champion 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.