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Der, die or das Kleid?

das Kleid

Gender
neuter
English
dress
Plural
die Kleider

Why is it das Kleid?

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

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

Example sentences

Kleid in the four cases

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

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

Kleid 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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