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Der, die or das Ruf?

der Ruf

Gender
masculine
English
reputation, call
Plural
die Rufe

Why is it der Ruf?

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

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

Example sentences

Ruf in the four cases

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

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

Ruf 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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