Der, die or das Mittelalter?
das Mittelalter
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- Middle Ages
Why is it das Mittelalter?
Mittelalter is a compound noun, and a German compound takes the gender of its last part. The last part is das Alter, so it is das Mittelalter.
Example sentences
- Das Mittelalter war eine lange Zeit.The Middle Ages were a long time.
- Im Mittelalter gab es viele Burgen.In the Middle Ages there were many castles.
Mittelalter in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Mittelalter: 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 |
Mittelalter 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.