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Der, die or das Luft?

die Luft

Gender
feminine
English
air
Plural
die Lüfte

Why is it die Luft?

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

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

Example sentences

Luft in the four cases

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

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

Luft 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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