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Der, die or das Umfang?

der Umfang

Gender
masculine
English
circumference, size, extent
Plural
die Umfänge

Why is it der Umfang?

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

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

Example sentences

Umfang in the four cases

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

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

Umfang 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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