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Der, die or das Spaß?

der Spaß

Gender
masculine
English
fun
Plural
die Späße

Why is it der Spaß?

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

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

Example sentences

Spaß in the four cases

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

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

Spaß 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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