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Der, die or das Gewinn?

der Gewinn

Gender
masculine
English
profit
Plural
die Gewinne

Why is it der Gewinn?

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

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

Example sentences

Gewinn in the four cases

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

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

Gewinn 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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