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Der, die or das Heimat?

die Heimat

Gender
feminine
English
home, homeland
Plural
die Heimaten

Why is it die Heimat?

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

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

Example sentences

Heimat in the four cases

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

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

Heimat 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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