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Der, die or das Gabel?

die Gabel

Gender
feminine
English
fork
Plural
die Gabeln

Why is it die Gabel?

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

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

Example sentences

Gabel in the four cases

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

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

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