Der, die or das System?
das System
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- system
- Plural
- die Systeme
Why is it das System?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of System. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das System.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das System funktioniert gut.The system works well.
- Wir testen ein neues System.We are testing a new system.
System in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with System: 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 |
System 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.