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Der, die or das Oma?

die Oma

Gender
feminine
English
grandma
Plural
die Omas

Why is it die Oma?

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

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

Example sentences

Oma in the four cases

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

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

Oma 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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