Der, die or das Not?
die Not
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- need, trouble
- Plural
- die Nöte
Why is it die Not?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Not. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Not.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Not der Menschen nach dem Krieg war groß.The people's trouble after the war was great.
- Sie hilft Menschen in Not.She helps people in need.
Not in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Not: 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 |
Not 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.