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Der, die or das Kloster?

das Kloster

Gender
neuter
English
monastery, convent
Plural
die Klöster

Why is it das Kloster?

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

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

Example sentences

Kloster in the four cases

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

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

Kloster 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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