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Der, die or das Erfolg?

der Erfolg

Gender
masculine
English
success
Plural
die Erfolge

Why is it der Erfolg?

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

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

Example sentences

Erfolg in the four cases

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

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

Erfolg 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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