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Der, die or das Saal?

der Saal

Gender
masculine
English
hall
Plural
die Säle

Why is it der Saal?

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

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

Example sentences

Saal in the four cases

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

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

Saal 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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