Der, die or das Sport?
der Sport
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- sport
Why is it der Sport?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Sport. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Sport.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Sport macht mir viel Spaß.Sport is a lot of fun for me.
- Ich treibe gern Sport am Wochenende.I like doing sport on weekends.
Sport in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Sport: 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 |
Sport 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.