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Der, die or das Markt?

der Markt

Gender
masculine
English
market
Plural
die Märkte

Why is it der Markt?

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

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

Example sentences

Markt in the four cases

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

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

Markt 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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