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Der, die or das Urteil?

das Urteil

Gender
neuter
English
sentence, judgement
Plural
die Urteile

Why is it das Urteil?

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

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

Example sentences

Urteil in the four cases

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

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

Urteil 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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