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Der, die or das Punkt?

der Punkt

Gender
masculine
English
dot, point, period
Plural
die Punkte

Why is it der Punkt?

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

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

Example sentences

Punkt in the four cases

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

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

Punkt 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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