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Der, die or das Sänger?

der Sänger

Gender
masculine
English
singer
Plural
die Sänger

Why is it der Sänger?

Many German nouns ending in -er are masculine, especially people and tools, and Sänger is one of them: der Sänger. There are plenty of exceptions, so treat it as a hint.

Example sentences

Sänger in the four cases

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

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

Sänger 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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