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Der, die or das Verlag?

der Verlag

Gender
masculine
English
publishing company
Plural
die Verlage

Why is it der Verlag?

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

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

Example sentences

Verlag in the four cases

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

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

Verlag 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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