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Der, die or das Prozent?

das Prozent

Gender
neuter
English
percent
Plural
die Prozente

Why is it das Prozent?

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

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

Example sentences

Prozent in the four cases

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

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

Prozent 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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