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Der, die or das Kartoffel?

die Kartoffel

Gender
feminine
English
potato
Plural
die Kartoffeln

Why is it die Kartoffel?

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

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

Example sentences

Kartoffel in the four cases

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

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

Kartoffel 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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