Der, die or das Union?
die Union
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- union
- Plural
- die Unionen
Why is it die Union?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Union. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Union.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Union besteht aus mehreren Staaten.The union consists of several states.
- Die Länder bilden eine Union.The countries form a union.
Union in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Union: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Union 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.