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Der, die or das Diplom?

das Diplom

Gender
neuter
English
degree, diploma
Plural
die Diplome

Why is it das Diplom?

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

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

Example sentences

Diplom in the four cases

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

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

Diplom 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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