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Der, die or das Mord?

der Mord

Gender
masculine
English
murder
Plural
die Morde

Why is it der Mord?

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

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

Example sentences

Mord in the four cases

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

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

Mord 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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