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Der, die or das Klang?

der Klang

Gender
masculine
English
sound, tone
Plural
die Klänge

Why is it der Klang?

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

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

Example sentences

Klang in the four cases

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

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

Klang 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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