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Der, die or das Hinweis?

der Hinweis

Gender
masculine
English
hint
Plural
die Hinweise

Why is it der Hinweis?

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

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

Example sentences

Hinweis in the four cases

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

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

Hinweis 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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