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Der, die or das Empfang?

der Empfang

Gender
masculine
English
reception
Plural
die Empfänge

Why is it der Empfang?

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

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

Example sentences

Empfang in the four cases

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

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

Empfang 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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