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Der, die or das Freund?

der Freund

Gender
masculine
English
friend
Plural
die Freunde

Why is it der Freund?

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

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

Example sentences

Freund in the four cases

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

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

Freund 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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