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Der, die or das Tonne?

die Tonne

Gender
feminine
English
ton, barrel
Plural
die Tonnen

Why is it die Tonne?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, and Tonne follows that pattern: die Tonne. It is a tendency, not a fixed rule, so check each new word.

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Tonne in the four cases

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

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

Tonne 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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