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Der, die or das Format?

das Format

Gender
neuter
English
format
Plural
die Formate

Why is it das Format?

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

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

Example sentences

Format in the four cases

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

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

Format 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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