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Der, die or das Rang?

der Rang

Gender
masculine
English
standing, status
Plural
die Ränge

Why is it der Rang?

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

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

Example sentences

Rang in the four cases

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

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

Rang 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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