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Der, die or das Dorf?

das Dorf

Gender
neuter
English
village
Plural
die Dörfer

Why is it das Dorf?

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

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

Example sentences

Dorf in the four cases

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

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

Dorf 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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