Der, die or das Person?
die Person
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- person
- Plural
- die Personen
Why is it die Person?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Person. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Person.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Person wartet draußen.The person is waiting outside.
- Ich kenne eine nette Person.I know a nice person.
Person in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Person: 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 |
Person 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.