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Der, die or das Sack?

der Sack

Gender
masculine
English
sack
Plural
die Säcke

Why is it der Sack?

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

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

Example sentences

Sack in the four cases

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

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

Sack 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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