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Der, die or das Ort?

der Ort

Gender
masculine
English
place, town, location
Plural
die Orte

Why is it der Ort?

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

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

Example sentences

Ort in the four cases

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

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

Ort 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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