Der, die or das Signal?
das Signal
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- signal
- Plural
- die Signale
Why is it das Signal?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Signal. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Signal.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Signal kommt von der Antenne.The signal comes from the antenna.
- Die Ampel zeigt ein rotes Signal.The traffic light shows a red signal.
Signal in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Signal: 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 |
Signal 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.