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Der, die or das Igel?

der Igel

Gender
masculine
English
hedgehog
Plural
die Igel

Why is it der Igel?

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

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

Example sentences

Igel in the four cases

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

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

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