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Der, die or das Modell?

das Modell

Gender
neuter
English
model
Plural
die Modelle

Why is it das Modell?

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

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

Example sentences

Modell in the four cases

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

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

Modell 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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