Der, die or das Protein?
das Protein
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- protein
- Plural
- die Proteine
Why is it das Protein?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Protein. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Protein.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Protein hilft beim Muskelaufbau.The protein helps with building muscle.
- Fleisch und Eier enthalten viele Proteine.Meat and eggs contain a lot of protein.
Protein in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Protein: 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 |
Protein 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.