Der, die or das Moment?
der Moment
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- moment
- Plural
- die Momente
Why is it der Moment?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Moment. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Moment.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Moment war perfekt.The moment was perfect.
- Warte bitte einen Moment.Please wait a moment.
Moment in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Moment: 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 |
Moment 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.