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Der, die or das Fußball?

der Fußball

Gender
masculine
English
soccer, football
Plural
die Fußbälle

Why is it der Fußball?

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

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

Example sentences

Fußball in the four cases

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

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

Fußball 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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