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Der, die or das Umwelt?

die Umwelt

Gender
feminine
English
environment
Plural
die Umwelten

Why is it die Umwelt?

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

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

Example sentences

Umwelt in the four cases

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

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

Umwelt 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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