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Der, die or das Posten?

der Posten

Gender
masculine
English
post, position
Plural
die Posten

Why is it der Posten?

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

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

Example sentences

Posten in the four cases

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

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

Posten 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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