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Der, die or das Verband?

der Verband

Gender
masculine
English
association, bandage
Plural
die Verbände

Why is it der Verband?

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

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

Example sentences

Verband in the four cases

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

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

Verband 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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