Der, die or das Quartal?
das Quartal
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- quarter of the year
- Plural
- die Quartale
Why is it das Quartal?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Quartal. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Quartal.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Quartal endet im März.The quarter ends in March.
- Im letzten Quartal steigen die Preise.In the last quarter prices rise.
Quartal in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Quartal: 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 |
Quartal 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.