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Der, die or das Feuer?

das Feuer

Gender
neuter
English
fire
Plural
die Feuer

Why is it das Feuer?

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

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

Example sentences

Feuer in the four cases

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

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

Feuer 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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