Der, die or das Link?
der Link
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- link
- Plural
- die Links
- Also
- das Link
Der Link is usual; das Link is also accepted.
Why is it der Link?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Link. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Link.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Link führt zu einer Webseite.The link leads to a website.
- Ich schicke dir einen Link per Nachricht.I send you a link by message.
Link in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Link: 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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