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Der, die or das Meer?

das Meer

Gender
neuter
English
sea, ocean
Plural
die Meere

Why is it das Meer?

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

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

Example sentences

Meer in the four cases

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

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

Meer 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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