Der, die or das Tempo?
das Tempo
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- pace, speed
- Plural
- die Tempi
Why is it das Tempo?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Tempo. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Tempo.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Tempo des Zuges ist hoch.The speed of the train is high.
- Wir fahren in einem langsamen Tempo.We are driving at a slow pace.
Tempo in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Tempo: 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 |
Tempo 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.