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Der, die or das Unfall?

der Unfall

Gender
masculine
English
accident
Plural
die Unfälle

Why is it der Unfall?

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

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

Example sentences

Unfall in the four cases

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

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

Unfall 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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