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Der, die or das Quelle?

die Quelle

Gender
feminine
English
source, spring
Plural
die Quellen

Why is it die Quelle?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, and Quelle follows that pattern: die Quelle. It is a tendency, not a fixed rule, so check each new word.

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Quelle in the four cases

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

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

Quelle 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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