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Der, die or das Katastrophe?

die Katastrophe

Gender
feminine
English
catastrophe
Plural
die Katastrophen

Why is it die Katastrophe?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, and Katastrophe follows that pattern: die Katastrophe. It is a tendency, not a fixed rule, so check each new word.

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Katastrophe in the four cases

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

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

Katastrophe 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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