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Der, die or das Reflexion?

die Reflexion

Gender
feminine
English
reflection
Plural
die Reflexionen

Why is it die Reflexion?

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

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

Example sentences

Reflexion in the four cases

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

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

Reflexion 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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