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Der, die or das Mantel?

der Mantel

Gender
masculine
English
coat
Plural
die Mäntel

Why is it der Mantel?

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

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

Example sentences

Mantel in the four cases

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

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

Mantel 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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