Der, die or das Million?
die Million
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- million
- Plural
- die Millionen
Why is it die Million?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Million. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Million.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Million ist eine große Zahl.The million is a large number.
- Die Stadt hat eine Million Einwohner.The city has one million inhabitants.
Million in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Million: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Million 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.