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Der, die or das Service?

der Service

Gender
masculine
English
service
Plural
die Services

Why is it der Service?

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

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

Example sentences

Service in the four cases

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

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

Service 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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