Der, die or das Kongress?
der Kongress
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- congress, convention
- Plural
- die Kongresse
Why is it der Kongress?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Kongress. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Kongress.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Kongress findet im Mai statt.The congress takes place in May.
- Wir besuchen einen Kongress für Medizin.We attend a medical congress.
Kongress in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Kongress: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Kongress 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.