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Der, die or das Gas?

das Gas

Gender
neuter
English
gas
Plural
die Gase

Why is it das Gas?

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

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

Example sentences

Gas in the four cases

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

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

Gas 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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