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Der, die or das Umstand?

der Umstand

Gender
masculine
English
circumstance
Plural
die Umstände

Why is it der Umstand?

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

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

Example sentences

Umstand in the four cases

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

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

Umstand 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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