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Der, die or das Geld?

das Geld

Gender
neuter
English
money
Plural
die Gelder

Why is it das Geld?

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

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

Example sentences

Geld in the four cases

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

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

Geld 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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