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Der, die or das Fan?

der Fan

Gender
masculine
English
fan, supporter
Plural
die Fans

Why is it der Fan?

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

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

Example sentences

Fan in the four cases

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

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

Fan 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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