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Der, die or das Typ?

der Typ

Gender
masculine
English
type
Plural
die Typen

Why is it der Typ?

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

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

Example sentences

Typ in the four cases

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

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

Typ 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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