Der, die or das Hashtag?
der Hashtag
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- hashtag
- Plural
- die Hashtags
- Also
- das Hashtag
Der Hashtag is usual; das Hashtag is also accepted.
Why is it der Hashtag?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Hashtag. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Hashtag.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Hashtag macht den Beitrag leichter findbar.The hashtag makes the post easier to find.
- Ich schreibe einen Hashtag unter das Foto.I write a hashtag under the photo.
Hashtag in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Hashtag: 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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