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Der, die or das Tunnel?

der Tunnel

Gender
masculine
English
tunnel
Plural
die Tunnel

Why is it der Tunnel?

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

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

Example sentences

Tunnel in the four cases

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

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

Tunnel 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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