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Der, die or das Fieber?

das Fieber

Gender
neuter
English
fever
Plural
die Fieber

Why is it das Fieber?

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

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

Example sentences

Fieber in the four cases

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

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

Fieber 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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