Der, die or das Reform?
die Reform
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- reform
- Plural
- die Reformen
Why is it die Reform?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Reform. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Reform.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Reform des Schulsystems ist umstritten.The reform of the school system is controversial.
- Die Regierung plant eine neue Reform.The government is planning a new reform.
Reform in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Reform: 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 |
Reform 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.