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Der, die or das Koch?

der Koch

Gender
masculine
English
cook
Plural
die Köche

Why is it der Koch?

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

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

Example sentences

Koch in the four cases

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

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

Koch 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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