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Der, die or das Entwurf?

der Entwurf

Gender
masculine
English
sketch, design, draft
Plural
die Entwürfe

Why is it der Entwurf?

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

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

Example sentences

Entwurf in the four cases

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

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

Entwurf 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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