Der, die or das Smartphone?
das Smartphone
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- smartphone
- Plural
- die Smartphones
Why is it das Smartphone?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Smartphone. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Smartphone.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Smartphone hat einen großen Bildschirm.The smartphone has a large screen.
- Sie kauft ein neues Smartphone.She buys a new smartphone.
Smartphone in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Smartphone: 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 |
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