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Der, die or das Lächeln?

das Lächeln

Gender
neuter
English
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Plural
die Lächeln

Why is it das Lächeln?

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

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

Example sentences

Lächeln in the four cases

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

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

Lächeln 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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