Der, die or das Orchester?
das Orchester
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- orchestra
- Plural
- die Orchester
Why is it das Orchester?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Orchester. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Orchester.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Orchester spielt ein schönes Konzert.The orchestra plays a beautiful concert.
- Viele Orchester treten im Sommer auf.Many orchestras perform in summer.
Orchester in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Orchester: 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 |
Orchester 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.