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Der, die or das Distanz?

die Distanz

Gender
feminine
English
distance
Plural
die Distanzen

Why is it die Distanz?

German nouns ending in -anz are almost always feminine, so it is die Distanz. The same pattern gives you die Substanz, die Bilanz, die Allianz.

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Distanz in the four cases

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

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

Distanz 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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