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Der, die or das Halt?

der Halt

Gender
masculine
English
stop, hold
Plural
die Halte

Why is it der Halt?

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

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

Example sentences

Halt in the four cases

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

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

Halt 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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