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Der, die or das Sieg?

der Sieg

Gender
masculine
English
victory
Plural
die Siege

Why is it der Sieg?

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

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

Example sentences

Sieg in the four cases

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

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

Sieg 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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