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Der, die or das Schuss?

der Schuss

Gender
masculine
English
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Plural
die Schüsse

Why is it der Schuss?

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

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

Example sentences

Schuss in the four cases

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

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

Schuss 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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