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Der, die or das Tal?

das Tal

Gender
neuter
English
valley
Plural
die Täler

Why is it das Tal?

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

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

Example sentences

Tal in the four cases

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

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

Tal 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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