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Der, die or das Klavier?

das Klavier

Gender
neuter
English
piano
Plural
die Klaviere

Why is it das Klavier?

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

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

Example sentences

Klavier in the four cases

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

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

Klavier 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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