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Der, die or das Chef?

der Chef

Gender
masculine
English
head, leader, boss
Plural
die Chefs

Why is it der Chef?

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

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

Example sentences

Chef in the four cases

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

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

Chef 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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