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Der, die or das Prinz?

der Prinz

Gender
masculine
English
prince
Plural
die Prinzen

Why is it der Prinz?

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

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

Example sentences

Prinz in the four cases

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

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

Prinz 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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