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Der, die or das Frist?

die Frist

Gender
feminine
English
time period, deadline
Plural
die Fristen

Why is it die Frist?

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

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

Example sentences

Frist in the four cases

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

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

Frist 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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