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Der, die or das Ofen?

der Ofen

Gender
masculine
English
oven, stove
Plural
die Öfen

Why is it der Ofen?

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

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

Example sentences

Ofen in the four cases

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

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

Ofen 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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