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Der, die or das Haus?

das Haus

Gender
neuter
English
house
Plural
die Häuser

Why is it das Haus?

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

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

Example sentences

Haus in the four cases

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

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

Haus 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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