Der, die or das Job?
der Job
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- job
- Plural
- die Jobs
Why is it der Job?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Job. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Job.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Job macht mir viel Spaß.The job gives me a lot of fun.
- Ich suche einen neuen Job.I am looking for a new job.
Job in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Job: 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 |
Job 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.