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Der, die or das Kugel?

die Kugel

Gender
feminine
English
ball, sphere, bullet
Plural
die Kugeln

Why is it die Kugel?

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

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

Example sentences

Kugel in the four cases

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

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

Kugel 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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