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Der, die or das Viertel?

das Viertel

Gender
neuter
English
quarter, district
Plural
die Viertel

Why is it das Viertel?

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

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

Example sentences

Viertel in the four cases

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

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

Viertel 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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