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Der, die or das Nummer?

die Nummer

Gender
feminine
English
number
Plural
die Nummern

Why is it die Nummer?

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

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

Example sentences

Nummer in the four cases

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

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

Nummer 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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