Der, die or das Level?
das Level
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- level
- Plural
- die Levels
- Also
- der Level
Das Level is usual; der Level is also accepted.
Why is it das Level?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Level. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Level.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Level ist im Spiel schwer.The level is difficult in the game.
- Wir schaffen ein neues Level am Abend.We complete a new level in the evening.
Level in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Level: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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