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Der, die or das Staat?

der Staat

Gender
masculine
English
state
Plural
die Staaten

Why is it der Staat?

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

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

Example sentences

Staat in the four cases

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

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

Staat 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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