Der, die or das Rat?
der Rat
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- advice
- Plural
- die Räte
Why is it der Rat?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Rat. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Rat.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Rat meines Vaters hilft mir sehr.My father's advice helps me a lot.
- Ich brauche einen Rat von dir.I need some advice from you.
Rat in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Rat: 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 |
Rat 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.