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Der, die or das Gras?

das Gras

Gender
neuter
English
grass
Plural
die Gräser

Why is it das Gras?

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

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

Example sentences

Gras in the four cases

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

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

Gras 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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