Der, die or das Film?
der Film
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- film
- Plural
- die Filme
Why is it der Film?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Film. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Film.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Film beginnt um acht Uhr.The film starts at eight o'clock.
- Wir sehen einen lustigen Film.We watch a funny film.
Film in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Film: 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 |
Film 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.