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Der, die or das Griff?

der Griff

Gender
masculine
English
handle, grip, grasp
Plural
die Griffe

Why is it der Griff?

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

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

Example sentences

Griff in the four cases

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

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

Griff 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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