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Der, die or das Faust?

die Faust

Gender
feminine
English
fist
Plural
die Fäuste

Why is it die Faust?

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

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

Example sentences

Faust in the four cases

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

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

Faust 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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