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Der, die or das Gestalt?

die Gestalt

Gender
feminine
English
shape, form, figure
Plural
die Gestalten

Why is it die Gestalt?

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

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

Example sentences

Gestalt in the four cases

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

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

Gestalt 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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