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Der, die or das Gast?

der Gast

Gender
masculine
English
guest
Plural
die Gäste

Why is it der Gast?

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

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

Example sentences

Gast in the four cases

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

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

Gast 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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