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Der, die or das Maßstab?

der Maßstab

Gender
masculine
English
scale, yardstick, standard
Plural
die Maßstäbe

Why is it der Maßstab?

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

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

Example sentences

Maßstab in the four cases

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

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

Maßstab 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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