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Der, die or das Ensemble?

das Ensemble

Gender
neuter
English
ensemble
Plural
die Ensembles

Why is it das Ensemble?

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

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

Example sentences

Ensemble in the four cases

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

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

Ensemble 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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