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Der, die or das Schnee?

der Schnee

Gender
masculine
English
snow

Why is it der Schnee?

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

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

Example sentences

Schnee in the four cases

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

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

Schnee 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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