Der, die or das Selfie?
das Selfie
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- selfie
- Plural
- die Selfies
Why is it das Selfie?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Selfie. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Selfie.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Selfie zeigt uns am Strand.The selfie shows us at the beach.
- Wir machen ein Selfie vor dem Dom.We take a selfie in front of the cathedral.
Selfie in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Selfie: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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