Der, die or das Mal?
das Mal
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- time
- Plural
- die Male
Why is it das Mal?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Mal. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Mal.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Mal war sehr schön.The time was very nice.
- Ich war nur ein Mal in Wien.I was in Vienna only once.
Mal in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Mal: 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 |
Mal 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.