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Der, die or das Hang?

der Hang

Gender
masculine
English
slope, inclination
Plural
die Hänge

Why is it der Hang?

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

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

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Hang in the four cases

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

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

Hang 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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