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Der, die or das Liga?

die Liga

Gender
feminine
English
league
Plural
die Ligen

Why is it die Liga?

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

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

Example sentences

Liga in the four cases

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

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

Liga 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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