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Der, die or das Insel?

die Insel

Gender
feminine
English
island
Plural
die Inseln

Why is it die Insel?

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

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

Example sentences

Insel in the four cases

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

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

Insel 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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