Der, die or das Mama?
die Mama
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- mamma
- Plural
- die Mamas
Why is it die Mama?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Mama. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Mama.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Mama kocht das Essen.Mom is cooking the food.
- Ich rufe meine Mama an.I call my mom.
Mama in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Mama: 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 |
Mama 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.