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Der, die or das Rand?

der Rand

Gender
masculine
English
edge
Plural
die Ränder

Why is it der Rand?

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

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

Example sentences

Rand in the four cases

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

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

Rand 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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