Der, die or das Test?
der Test
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- test
- Plural
- die Tests
Why is it der Test?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Test. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Test.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Test in Mathe war schwer.The maths test was hard.
- Wir schreiben jeden Monat zwei Tests.We write two tests every month.
Test in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Test: 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 |
Test 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.