Der, die or das Hobby?
das Hobby
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- hobby
- Plural
- die Hobbys
Why is it das Hobby?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Hobby. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Hobby.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Hobby macht mir viel Spaß.The hobby is a lot of fun for me.
- Sie hat ein neues Hobby gefunden.She has found a new hobby.
Hobby in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Hobby: 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 |
Hobby 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.