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Der, die or das Nachteil?

der Nachteil

Gender
masculine
English
disadvantage
Plural
die Nachteile

Why is it der Nachteil?

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

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

Example sentences

Nachteil in the four cases

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

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

Nachteil 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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