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Der, die or das Skala?

die Skala

Gender
feminine
English
scale, dial, range
Plural
die Skalas

Why is it die Skala?

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

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

Example sentences

Skala in the four cases

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

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

Skala 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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