Der, die or das Virus?
das Virus
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- virus
- Plural
- die Viren
Why is it das Virus?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Virus. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Virus.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Virus macht viele Leute krank.The virus makes many people sick.
- Der Arzt untersucht ein neues Virus.The doctor examines a new virus.
Virus in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Virus: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Virus 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.