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Der, die or das Eingang?

der Eingang

Gender
masculine
English
entrance
Plural
die Eingänge

Why is it der Eingang?

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

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

Example sentences

Eingang in the four cases

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

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

Eingang 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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