Der, die or das Student?
der Student
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- student
- Plural
- die Studenten
Why is it der Student?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Student. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Student.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Student lernt für die Prüfung.The student studies for the exam.
- Wir treffen einen Studenten im Café.We meet a student in the café.
Student in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Student: 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 |
Student 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.