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Der, die or das Tor?

das Tor

Gender
neuter
English
gate, goal
Plural
die Tore

Why is it das Tor?

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

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

Example sentences

Tor in the four cases

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

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

Tor 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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