Der, die or das Skandal?
der Skandal
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- scandal
- Plural
- die Skandale
Why is it der Skandal?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Skandal. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Skandal.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Skandal war das Thema der ganzen Woche.The scandal was the topic of the whole week.
- Die Zeitung berichtet über einen großen Skandal.The newspaper reports on a big scandal.
Skandal in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Skandal: 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 |
Skandal 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.