Der, die or das Idee?
die Idee
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- idea
- Plural
- die Ideen
Why is it die Idee?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Idee. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Idee.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Idee ist wirklich gut.The idea is really good.
- Wir haben viele Ideen für das Fest.We have many ideas for the party.
Idee in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Idee: 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 |
Idee 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.