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Der, die or das Loch?

das Loch

Gender
neuter
English
hole
Plural
die Löcher

Why is it das Loch?

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

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

Example sentences

Loch in the four cases

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

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

Loch 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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