Der, die or das Feind?
der Feind
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- enemy
- Plural
- die Feinde
Why is it der Feind?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Feind. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Feind.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Feind kam in der Nacht.The enemy came at night.
- Er hat viele Feinde in der Stadt.He has many enemies in the city.
Feind in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Feind: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Feind 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.