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Der, die or das Schuh?

der Schuh

Gender
masculine
English
shoe
Plural
die Schuhe

Why is it der Schuh?

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

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

Example sentences

Schuh in the four cases

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

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

Schuh 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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