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Der, die or das Sohn?

der Sohn

Gender
masculine
English
son
Plural
die Söhne

Why is it der Sohn?

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

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

Example sentences

Sohn in the four cases

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

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

Sohn 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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