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Der, die or das Rohstoff?

der Rohstoff

Gender
masculine
English
raw material
Plural
die Rohstoffe

Why is it der Rohstoff?

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

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

Example sentences

Rohstoff in the four cases

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

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

Rohstoff 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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