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Der, die or das Schmerz?

der Schmerz

Gender
masculine
English
pain, grief
Plural
die Schmerzen

Why is it der Schmerz?

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

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

Example sentences

Schmerz in the four cases

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

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

Schmerz 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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