Der, die or das Traum?
der Traum
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- dream
- Plural
- die Träume
Why is it der Traum?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Traum. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Traum.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Traum war sehr schön.The dream was very beautiful.
- Sie hat einen großen Traum.She has a big dream.
Traum in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Traum: 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 |
Traum 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.