Der, die or das Design?
das Design
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- design
- Plural
- die Designs
Why is it das Design?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Design. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Design.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Design des Handys gefällt mir.I like the design of the phone.
- Die Firma sucht ein neues Design.The company is looking for a new design.
Design in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Design: 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 |
Design 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.