Der, die or das Spur?
die Spur
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- track, lane
- Plural
- die Spuren
Why is it die Spur?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Spur. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Spur.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Spur führt in den Wald.The track leads into the forest.
- Die Polizei findet eine Spur.The police find a trail.
Spur in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Spur: 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 |
Spur 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.