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Der, die or das Sturm?

der Sturm

Gender
masculine
English
storm
Plural
die Stürme

Why is it der Sturm?

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

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

Example sentences

Sturm in the four cases

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

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

Sturm 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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