Der, die or das Tod?
der Tod
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- death
Why is it der Tod?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Tod. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Tod.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Tod des Vaters war schwer.The death of the father was hard.
- Er spricht oft über den Tod.He often talks about death.
Tod in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Tod: 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 |
Tod 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.