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Der, die or das Mann?

der Mann

Gender
masculine
English
man
Plural
die Männer

Why is it der Mann?

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

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

Example sentences

Mann in the four cases

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

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

Mann 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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