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Der, die or das Geheimnis?

das Geheimnis

Gender
neuter
English
secret
Plural
die Geheimnisse

Why is it das Geheimnis?

Many German nouns that begin with Ge- are neuter, and Geheimnis is one of them: das Geheimnis. It is a tendency, not a fixed rule.

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Geheimnis in the four cases

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

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

Geheimnis 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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