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Der, die or das Kern?

der Kern

Gender
masculine
English
seed, core, nucleus
Plural
die Kerne

Why is it der Kern?

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

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

Example sentences

Kern in the four cases

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

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

Kern 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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