Der, die or das Dollar?
der Dollar
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- dollar
- Plural
- die Dollar
Why is it der Dollar?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Dollar. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Dollar.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Dollar steigt heute im Wert.The dollar rises in value today.
- Das kostet zwanzig Dollar.That costs twenty dollars.
Dollar in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Dollar: 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 |
Dollar 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.