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Der, die or das Lauf?

der Lauf

Gender
masculine
English
course, running
Plural
die Läufe

Why is it der Lauf?

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

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

Example sentences

Lauf in the four cases

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

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

Lauf 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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