Der, die or das Form?
die Form
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- form, shape
- Plural
- die Formen
Why is it die Form?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Form. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Form.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Form des Tisches ist rund.The shape of the table is round.
- Der Kuchen hat eine schöne Form.The cake has a nice shape.
Form in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Form: 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 |
Form 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.