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Der, die or das Fleck?

der Fleck

Gender
masculine
English
stain
Plural
die Flecke

Why is it der Fleck?

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

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

Example sentences

Fleck in the four cases

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

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

Fleck 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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