Der, die or das Religion?
die Religion
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- religion
- Plural
- die Religionen
Why is it die Religion?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Religion. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Religion.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Religion spielt in seinem Leben eine große Rolle.Religion plays a big role in his life.
- Er interessiert sich für eine fremde Religion.He is interested in a foreign religion.
Religion in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Religion: 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 |
Religion 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.