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Der, die or das Individuum?

das Individuum

Gender
neuter
English
individual
Plural
die Individuen

Why is it das Individuum?

German nouns ending in -um are almost always neuter, so it is das Individuum. The same pattern gives you das Studium, das Zentrum, das Publikum.

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Individuum in the four cases

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

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

Individuum 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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