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Der, die or das Maus?

die Maus

Gender
feminine
English
mouse
Plural
die Mäuse

Why is it die Maus?

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

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

Example sentences

Maus in the four cases

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

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

Maus 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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