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Der, die or das Monat?

der Monat

Gender
masculine
English
month
Plural
die Monate

Why is it der Monat?

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

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

Example sentences

Monat in the four cases

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

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

Monat 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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