Der, die or das Standard?
der Standard
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- standard
- Plural
- die Standards
Why is it der Standard?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Standard. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Standard.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Standard des Hotels ist hoch.The standard of the hotel is high.
- Die Firma setzt einen neuen Standard.The company sets a new standard.
Standard in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Standard: 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 |
Standard 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.