Der, die or das Jeans?
die Jeans
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- jeans
- Plural
- die Jeans
Why is it die Jeans?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Jeans. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Jeans.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Jeans passt mir sehr gut.The jeans fit me very well.
- Ich kaufe zwei Jeans im Laden.I buy two pairs of jeans in the shop.
Jeans in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Jeans: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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