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Der, die or das Handel?

der Handel

Gender
masculine
English
trade

Why is it der Handel?

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

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

Example sentences

Handel in the four cases

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

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

Handel 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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