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Der, die or das Recht?

das Recht

Gender
neuter
English
right, law
Plural
die Rechte

Why is it das Recht?

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

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

Example sentences

Recht in the four cases

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

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

Recht 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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