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Der, die or das Ertrag?

der Ertrag

Gender
masculine
English
yield
Plural
die Erträge

Why is it der Ertrag?

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

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

Example sentences

Ertrag in the four cases

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

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

Ertrag 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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