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Der, die or das Regal?

das Regal

Gender
neuter
English
shelf
Plural
die Regale

Why is it das Regal?

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

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

Example sentences

Regal in the four cases

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

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

Regal 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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