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Der, die or das Großteil?

der Großteil

Gender
masculine
English
large part, majority
Plural
die Großteile

Why is it der Großteil?

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

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

Example sentences

Großteil in the four cases

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

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

Großteil 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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