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Der, die or das Dach?

das Dach

Gender
neuter
English
roof
Plural
die Dächer

Why is it das Dach?

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

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

Example sentences

Dach in the four cases

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

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

Dach 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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