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Der, die or das Interesse?

das Interesse

Gender
neuter
English
interest
Plural
die Interessen

Why is it das Interesse?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, but Interesse is an exception: it is das Interesse. This is one to memorise with its article.

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Interesse in the four cases

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

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

Interesse 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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