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Der, die or das Ufer?

das Ufer

Gender
neuter
English
shore, bank
Plural
die Ufer

Why is it das Ufer?

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

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

Example sentences

Ufer in the four cases

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

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

Ufer 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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