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Der, die or das Präparat?

das Präparat

Gender
neuter
English
preparation, medication
Plural
die Präparate

Why is it das Präparat?

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

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

Example sentences

Präparat in the four cases

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

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

Präparat 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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