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Der, die or das Strand?

der Strand

Gender
masculine
English
beach
Plural
die Strände

Why is it der Strand?

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

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

Example sentences

Strand in the four cases

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

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

Strand 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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