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Der, die or das Dirigent?

der Dirigent

Gender
masculine
English
musical conductor
Plural
die Dirigenten

Why is it der Dirigent?

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

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

Example sentences

Dirigent in the four cases

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

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

Dirigent 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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