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Der, die or das Spezi?

das Spezi

Gender
neuter
English
Spezi (cola-orange soft drink)
Plural
die Spezis

The drink is das Spezi. Der Spezi is southern German for a close friend.

Why is it das Spezi?

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

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

Example sentences

Spezi in the four cases

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

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

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