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Der, die or das Hund?

der Hund

Gender
masculine
English
dog
Plural
die Hunde

Why is it der Hund?

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

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

Example sentences

Hund in the four cases

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

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

Hund 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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