Der, die or das Tennis?
das Tennis
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- tennis
Why is it das Tennis?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Tennis. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Tennis.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Tennis macht viel Spaß.Tennis is a lot of fun.
- Wir spielen am Wochenende gern Tennis.We like playing tennis at the weekend.
Tennis in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Tennis: 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 |
Tennis 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.