Der, die or das Regenschirm?
der Regenschirm
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- umbrella
- Plural
- die Regenschirme
A compound: the gender comes from the last part, der Schirm.
Why is it der Regenschirm?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Regenschirm. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Regenschirm.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Regenschirm liegt im Flur.The umbrella is in the hallway.
- Ich nehme einen Regenschirm mit.I take an umbrella with me.
Regenschirm in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Regenschirm: 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 |
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