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Der, die or das Ei?

das Ei

Gender
neuter
English
egg
Plural
die Eier

Why is it das Ei?

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

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

Example sentences

Ei in the four cases

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

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

Ei 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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