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Der, die or das Fleisch?

das Fleisch

Gender
neuter
English
meat, flesh

Why is it das Fleisch?

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

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

Example sentences

Fleisch in the four cases

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

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

Fleisch 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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