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Der, die or das Spiegel?

der Spiegel

Gender
masculine
English
mirror
Plural
die Spiegel

Why is it der Spiegel?

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

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

Example sentences

Spiegel in the four cases

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

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

Spiegel 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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