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Der, die or das Sinn?

der Sinn

Gender
masculine
English
sense, meaning
Plural
die Sinne

Why is it der Sinn?

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

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

Example sentences

Sinn in the four cases

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

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

Sinn 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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