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Der, die or das Schal?

der Schal

Gender
masculine
English
scarf
Plural
die Schals

Why is it der Schal?

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

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

Example sentences

Schal in the four cases

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

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

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