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Der, die or das Niveau?

das Niveau

Gender
neuter
English
level, standard
Plural
die Niveaus

Why is it das Niveau?

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

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

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Niveau in the four cases

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

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

Niveau 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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