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Der, die or das Turm?

der Turm

Gender
masculine
English
tower
Plural
die Türme

Why is it der Turm?

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

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

Example sentences

Turm in the four cases

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

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

Turm 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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