Der, die or das Oper?
die Oper
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- opera
- Plural
- die Opern
Why is it die Oper?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Oper. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Oper.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Oper beginnt um sieben Uhr.The opera starts at seven o'clock.
- Wir gehen heute Abend in eine Oper.We are going to an opera tonight.
Oper in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Oper: 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 |
Oper 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.