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Der, die or das Fall?

der Fall

Gender
masculine
English
fall, case
Plural
die Fälle

Why is it der Fall?

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

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

Example sentences

Fall in the four cases

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

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

Fall 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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