Der, die or das Park?
der Park
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- park
- Plural
- die Parks
Why is it der Park?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Park. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Park.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Park ist bei schönem Wetter voll.The park is full in nice weather.
- Wir gehen in einen Park am Fluss.We go to a park by the river.
Park in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Park: 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 |
Park 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.