Der, die or das Club?
der Club
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- club
- Plural
- die Clubs
Why is it der Club?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Club. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Club.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Club trifft sich jeden Dienstag.The club meets every Tuesday.
- Er ist Mitglied in einem Sportclub.He is a member of a sports club.
Club in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Club: 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 |
Club 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.