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Der, die or das Flüchtling?

der Flüchtling

Gender
masculine
English
refugee
Plural
die Flüchtlinge

Why is it der Flüchtling?

German nouns ending in -ling are almost always masculine, so it is der Flüchtling. The same pattern gives you der Schmetterling.

Example sentences

Flüchtling in the four cases

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

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

Flüchtling 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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