Der, die or das Hand?
die Hand
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- hand
- Plural
- die Hände
Why is it die Hand?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Hand. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Hand.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Hand tut mir weh.My hand hurts.
- Er gibt mir die Hand.He shakes my hand.
Hand in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Hand: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Hand 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.