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Der, die or das Glas?

das Glas

Gender
neuter
English
glass
Plural
die Gläser

Why is it das Glas?

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

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

Example sentences

Glas in the four cases

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

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

Glas 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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