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Der, die or das Ergebnis?

das Ergebnis

Gender
neuter
English
result
Plural
die Ergebnisse

Why is it das Ergebnis?

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

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

Example sentences

Ergebnis in the four cases

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

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

Ergebnis 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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