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Der, die or das Kompromiss?

der Kompromiss

Gender
masculine
English
compromise
Plural
die Kompromisse

Why is it der Kompromiss?

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

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

Example sentences

Kompromiss in the four cases

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

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

Kompromiss 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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