Der, die or das E-Mail?
die E-Mail
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- Plural
- die E-Mails
- Also
- das E-Mail
Die E-Mail is standard in Germany. Das E-Mail is common in Austria and Switzerland.
Why is it die E-Mail?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of E-Mail. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die E-Mail.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die E-Mail kommt heute von meiner Chefin.The email comes today from my boss.
- Ich schreibe eine E-Mail an meinen Lehrer.I write an email to my teacher.
E-Mail in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with E-Mail: 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 |
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