Der, die or das Heim?
das Heim
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- home
- Plural
- die Heime
Why is it das Heim?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Heim. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Heim.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Heim liegt am Waldrand.The home lies at the edge of the forest.
- Die Kinder wohnen in einem Heim.The children live in a home.
Heim in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Heim: 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 |
Heim 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.