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Der, die or das Dialekt?

der Dialekt

Gender
masculine
English
dialect
Plural
die Dialekte

Why is it der Dialekt?

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

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

Example sentences

Dialekt in the four cases

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

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

Dialekt 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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