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Der, die or das Objekt?

das Objekt

Gender
neuter
English
object
Plural
die Objekte

Why is it das Objekt?

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

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

Example sentences

Objekt in the four cases

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

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

Objekt 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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