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Der, die or das Magen?

der Magen

Gender
masculine
English
stomach
Plural
die Mägen

Why is it der Magen?

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

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

Example sentences

Magen in the four cases

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

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

Magen 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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