Der, die or das Glied?
das Glied
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- limb, joint, link
- Plural
- die Glieder
Why is it das Glied?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Glied. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Glied.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Glied des Fingers ist verletzt.The joint of the finger is injured.
- Die Kette hat ein kaputtes Glied.The chain has a broken link.
Glied in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Glied: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Glied 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.