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Der, die or das Mangel?

der Mangel

Gender
masculine
English
lack, shortage, defect
Plural
die Mängel

Why is it der Mangel?

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

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

Example sentences

Mangel in the four cases

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

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

Mangel 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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