Der, die or das Curry?
das Curry
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- curry
- Plural
- die Currys
- Also
- der Curry
Das Curry is usual; der Curry is also accepted.
Why is it das Curry?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Curry. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Curry.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Curry riecht stark nach Gewürzen.The curry smells strongly of spices.
- Ich koche ein Curry mit Reis.I cook a curry with rice.
Curry in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Curry: 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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