Der, die or das Cola?
die Cola
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- cola
- Plural
- die Colas
- Also
- das Cola
Die Cola in most of Germany; das Cola in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Why is it die Cola?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Cola. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Cola.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Cola ist im Glas kalt.The cola is cold in the glass.
- Ich trinke eine Cola mit Eis.I drink a cola with ice.
Cola in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Cola: 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 |
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