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Der, die or das Risiko?

das Risiko

Gender
neuter
English
risk
Plural
die Risiken

Why is it das Risiko?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Risiko. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Risiko.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Risiko in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Risiko: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Risiko 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.

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