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Der, die or das Ohr?

das Ohr

Gender
neuter
English
ear
Plural
die Ohren

Why is it das Ohr?

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

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

Example sentences

Ohr in the four cases

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

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

Ohr 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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