Trainer

Der, die or das Topf?

der Topf

Gender
masculine
English
pot
Plural
die Töpfe

Why is it der Topf?

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

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

Example sentences

Topf in the four cases

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

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

Topf 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.

Practice der, die, das

More German nouns