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Der, die or das Merkmal?

das Merkmal

Gender
neuter
English
feature
Plural
die Merkmale

Why is it das Merkmal?

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

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

Example sentences

Merkmal in the four cases

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

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

Merkmal 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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