Der, die or das Show?
die Show
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- show
- Plural
- die Shows
Why is it die Show?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Show. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Show.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Show beginnt um acht Uhr abends.The show starts at eight in the evening.
- Wir sehen eine tolle Show im Fernsehen.We watch a great show on television.
Show in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Show: 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 |
Show 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.