Der, die or das Chip?
der Chip
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- chip, crisp
- Plural
- die Chips
Why is it der Chip?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Chip. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Chip.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Chip im Computer ist sehr schnell.The chip in the computer is very fast.
- Das Kind isst eine Tüte Chips.The child eats a bag of crisps.
Chip in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Chip: 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 |
Chip 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.