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Der, die or das Sitz?

der Sitz

Gender
masculine
English
seat, headquarters
Plural
die Sitze

Why is it der Sitz?

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

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

Example sentences

Sitz in the four cases

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

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

Sitz 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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