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Der, die or das Gut?

das Gut

Gender
neuter
English
estate, goods
Plural
die Güter

Why is it das Gut?

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

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

Example sentences

Gut in the four cases

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

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

Gut 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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