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Der, die or das Erlebnis?

das Erlebnis

Gender
neuter
English
experience
Plural
die Erlebnisse

Why is it das Erlebnis?

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

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

Example sentences

Erlebnis in the four cases

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

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

Erlebnis 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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