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Der, die or das Gott?

der Gott

Gender
masculine
English
god
Plural
die Götter

Why is it der Gott?

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

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

Example sentences

Gott in the four cases

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

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

Gott 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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