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Der, die or das Geruch?

der Geruch

Gender
masculine
English
smell
Plural
die Gerüche

Why is it der Geruch?

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

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

Example sentences

Geruch in the four cases

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

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

Geruch 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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