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Der, die or das Umfeld?

das Umfeld

Gender
neuter
English
milieu
Plural
die Umfelder

Why is it das Umfeld?

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

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

Example sentences

Umfeld in the four cases

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

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

Umfeld 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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