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Der, die or das Tier?

das Tier

Gender
neuter
English
animal
Plural
die Tiere

Why is it das Tier?

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

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

Example sentences

Tier in the four cases

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

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

Tier 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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