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Der, die or das Gebrauch?

der Gebrauch

Gender
masculine
English
use
Plural
die Gebräuche

Why is it der Gebrauch?

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

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

Example sentences

Gebrauch in the four cases

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

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

Gebrauch 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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