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Der, die or das Leib?

der Leib

Gender
masculine
English
body
Plural
die Leiber

Why is it der Leib?

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

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

Example sentences

Leib in the four cases

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

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

Leib 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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