Der, die or das Tat?
die Tat
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- deed
- Plural
- die Taten
Why is it die Tat?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Tat. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Tat.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Tat war sehr mutig.The deed was very brave.
- Er bereut seine Tat.He regrets his deed.
Tat in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Tat: 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 |
Tat 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.