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Der, die or das Leben?

das Leben

Gender
neuter
English
life
Plural
die Leben

Why is it das Leben?

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

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

Example sentences

Leben in the four cases

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

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

Leben 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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