Der, die or das Start?
der Start
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- start, take-off, launch
- Plural
- die Starts
Why is it der Start?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Start. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Start.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Start des Rennens ist um zehn Uhr.The start of the race is at ten o'clock.
- Das Flugzeug macht einen sauberen Start.The plane makes a clean take-off.
Start in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Start: 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 |
Start 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.