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Der, die or das Rock?

der Rock

Gender
masculine
English
skirt, rock music
Plural
die Röcke

Why is it der Rock?

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

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

Example sentences

Rock in the four cases

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

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

Rock 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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