Der, die or das PIN?
die PIN
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- PIN (personal identification number)
- Plural
- die PINs
Feminine because the N stands for die Nummer. A pin or badge is der Pin.
Why is it die PIN?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of PIN. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die PIN.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die PIN für die Karte ist geheim.The PIN for the card is secret.
- Ich vergesse oft meine PIN.I often forget my PIN.
PIN in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with PIN: 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 |
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