Der, die or das Rest?
der Rest
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- rest, remains
- Plural
- die Reste
Why is it der Rest?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Rest. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Rest.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Rest der Suppe ist kalt.The rest of the soup is cold.
- Ich esse den Rest des Kuchens.I eat the rest of the cake.
Rest in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Rest: 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 |
Rest 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.