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Der, die or das Prüfung?

die Prüfung

Gender
feminine
English
examination, test
Plural
die Prüfungen

Why is it die Prüfung?

German nouns ending in -ung are almost always feminine, so it is die Prüfung. The same pattern gives you die Entwicklung, die Bedeutung, die Regierung.

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Prüfung in the four cases

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

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

Prüfung 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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