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Der, die or das Gedanke?

der Gedanke

Gender
masculine
English
thought
Plural
die Gedanken

Why is it der Gedanke?

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

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

Example sentences

Gedanke in the four cases

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

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

Gedanke 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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