Der, die or das Schicksal?
das Schicksal
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- fate
- Plural
- die Schicksale
Why is it das Schicksal?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Schicksal. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Schicksal.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Schicksal hat ihn hierher gebracht.Fate brought him here.
- Sie glaubt an das Schicksal.She believes in fate.
Schicksal in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Schicksal: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Schicksal 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.