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Der, die or das Symbol?

das Symbol

Gender
neuter
English
symbol
Plural
die Symbole

Why is it das Symbol?

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

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

Example sentences

Symbol in the four cases

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

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

Symbol 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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