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Der, die or das Friedhof?

der Friedhof

Gender
masculine
English
cemetery
Plural
die Friedhöfe

Why is it der Friedhof?

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

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

Example sentences

Friedhof in the four cases

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

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

Friedhof 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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