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Der, die or das Liter?

der Liter

Gender
masculine
English
liter
Plural
die Liter

Why is it der Liter?

Many German nouns ending in -er are masculine, especially people and tools, and Liter is one of them: der Liter. There are plenty of exceptions, so treat it as a hint.

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Liter in the four cases

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

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

Liter 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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