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Der, die or das Ereignis?

das Ereignis

Gender
neuter
English
event
Plural
die Ereignisse

Why is it das Ereignis?

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

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

Example sentences

Ereignis in the four cases

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

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

Ereignis 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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