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Der, die or das Mauer?

die Mauer

Gender
feminine
English
wall
Plural
die Mauern

Why is it die Mauer?

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

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

Example sentences

Mauer in the four cases

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

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

Mauer 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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