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Der, die or das Glück?

das Glück

Gender
neuter
English
luck, fortune

Why is it das Glück?

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

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

Example sentences

Glück in the four cases

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

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

Glück 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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