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Der, die or das Nacken?

der Nacken

Gender
masculine
English
neck
Plural
die Nacken

Why is it der Nacken?

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

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

Example sentences

Nacken in the four cases

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

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

Nacken 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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