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Der, die or das Schiff?

das Schiff

Gender
neuter
English
ship
Plural
die Schiffe

Why is it das Schiff?

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

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

Example sentences

Schiff in the four cases

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

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

Schiff 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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