Der, die or das Region?
die Region
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- region
- Plural
- die Regionen
Why is it die Region?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Region. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Region.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Region ist im Sommer sehr schön.The region is very beautiful in summer.
- Wir reisen in eine andere Region.We travel to another region.
Region in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Region: 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 |
Region 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.