Der, die or das Olympia?
das Olympia
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- Olympics
Why is it das Olympia?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Olympia. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Olympia.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Olympia findet alle vier Jahre statt.The Olympics take place every four years.
- Er trainiert hart für sein erstes Olympia.He trains hard for his first Olympics.
Olympia in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Olympia: 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 |
Olympia 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.