Der, die or das Handy?
das Handy
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- mobile phone
- Plural
- die Handys
Why is it das Handy?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Handy. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Handy.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Handy klingelt in meiner Tasche.The mobile phone is ringing in my bag.
- Ich schreibe Nachrichten mit dem Handy.I write messages with my mobile phone.
Handy in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Handy: 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 |
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