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Der, die or das Maß?

das Maß

Gender
neuter
English
measure
Plural
die Maße

Why is it das Maß?

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

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

Example sentences

Maß in the four cases

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

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

Maß 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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