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Der, die or das Engel?

der Engel

Gender
masculine
English
angel
Plural
die Engel

Why is it der Engel?

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

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

Example sentences

Engel in the four cases

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

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

Engel 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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