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Der, die or das Phänomen?

das Phänomen

Gender
neuter
English
phenomenon
Plural
die Phänomene

Why is it das Phänomen?

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

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

Example sentences

Phänomen in the four cases

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

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

Phänomen 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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