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Der, die or das Schulter?

die Schulter

Gender
feminine
English
shoulder
Plural
die Schultern

Why is it die Schulter?

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

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

Example sentences

Schulter in the four cases

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

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

Schulter 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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