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Der, die or das Schule?

die Schule

Gender
feminine
English
school
Plural
die Schulen

Why is it die Schule?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, and Schule follows that pattern: die Schule. It is a tendency, not a fixed rule, so check each new word.

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Schule in the four cases

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

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

Schule 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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