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Der, die or das Darlehen?

das Darlehen

Gender
neuter
English
loan
Plural
die Darlehen

Why is it das Darlehen?

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

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

Example sentences

Darlehen in the four cases

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

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

Darlehen 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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