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Der, die or das Tisch?

der Tisch

Gender
masculine
English
table
Plural
die Tische

Why is it der Tisch?

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

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

Example sentences

Tisch in the four cases

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

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

Tisch 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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