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Der, die or das Laden?

der Laden

Gender
masculine
English
shop
Plural
die Läden

Why is it der Laden?

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

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

Example sentences

Laden in the four cases

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

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

Laden 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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