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Der, die or das Lied?

das Lied

Gender
neuter
English
song
Plural
die Lieder

Why is it das Lied?

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

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

Example sentences

Lied in the four cases

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

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

Lied 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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