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Der, die or das Flügel?

der Flügel

Gender
masculine
English
wing
Plural
die Flügel

Why is it der Flügel?

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

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

Example sentences

Flügel in the four cases

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

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

Flügel 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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