Der, die or das Riff?
das Riff
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- reef
- Plural
- die Riffe
Why is it das Riff?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Riff. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Riff.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Riff liegt weit vor der Küste.The reef lies far off the coast.
- Wir schwimmen gern an den Riffen.We like to swim at the reefs.
Riff in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Riff: 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 |
Riff 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.