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Der, die or das Gruß?

der Gruß

Gender
masculine
English
greeting
Plural
die Grüße

Why is it der Gruß?

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

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

Example sentences

Gruß in the four cases

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

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

Gruß 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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