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Der, die or das Tag?

der Tag

Gender
masculine
English
day
Plural
die Tage

Why is it der Tag?

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

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

Example sentences

Tag in the four cases

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

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

Tag 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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