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Der, die or das Kontinent?

der Kontinent

Gender
masculine
English
continent
Plural
die Kontinente

Why is it der Kontinent?

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

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

Example sentences

Kontinent in the four cases

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

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

Kontinent 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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