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Der, die or das Sand?

der Sand

Gender
masculine
English
sand
Plural
die Sande

Why is it der Sand?

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

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

Example sentences

Sand in the four cases

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

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

Sand 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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