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Der, die or das Gang?

der Gang

Gender
masculine
English
corridor, aisle, course
Plural
die Gänge

Why is it der Gang?

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

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

Example sentences

Gang in the four cases

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

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

Gang 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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