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Der, die or das Mittag?

der Mittag

Gender
masculine
English
noon, midday
Plural
die Mittage

Why is it der Mittag?

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

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

Example sentences

Mittag in the four cases

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

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

Mittag 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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