Der, die or das Pass?
der Pass
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- pass, passport
- Plural
- die Pässe
Why is it der Pass?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Pass. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Pass.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Pass ist im Koffer.The passport is in the suitcase.
- Wir fahren über einen hohen Pass in die Schweiz.We drive over a high mountain pass into Switzerland.
Pass in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Pass: 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 |
Pass 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.