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Der, die or das Verständnis?

das Verständnis

Gender
neuter
English
understanding
Plural
die Verständnisse

Why is it das Verständnis?

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

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

Example sentences

Verständnis in the four cases

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

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

Verständnis 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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