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Der, die or das Institut?

das Institut

Gender
neuter
English
institute
Plural
die Institute

Why is it das Institut?

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

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

Example sentences

Institut in the four cases

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

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

Institut 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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