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Der, die or das Platz?

der Platz

Gender
masculine
English
place, room, square
Plural
die Plätze

Why is it der Platz?

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

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

Example sentences

Platz in the four cases

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

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

Platz 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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