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Der, die or das Senat?

der Senat

Gender
masculine
English
senate
Plural
die Senate

Why is it der Senat?

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

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

Example sentences

Senat in the four cases

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

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

Senat 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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