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Der, die or das Mensch?

der Mensch

Gender
masculine
English
human being, man
Plural
die Menschen

Why is it der Mensch?

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

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

Example sentences

Mensch in the four cases

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

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

Mensch 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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