Der, die or das Tür?
die Tür
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- door
- Plural
- die Türen
Why is it die Tür?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Tür. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Tür.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Tür ist offen.The door is open.
- Bitte schließ die Tür.Please close the door.
Tür in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Tür: 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 |
Tür 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.