Der, die or das Motto?
das Motto
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- motto
- Plural
- die Mottos
Why is it das Motto?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Motto. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Motto.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Motto der Party ist Sommer.The motto of the party is summer.
- Er hat ein gutes Motto für sein Leben.He has a good motto for his life.
Motto in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Motto: 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 |
Motto 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.