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Der, die or das Teufel?

der Teufel

Gender
masculine
English
devil
Plural
die Teufel

Why is it der Teufel?

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

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

Example sentences

Teufel in the four cases

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

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

Teufel 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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