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Der, die or das Volk?

das Volk

Gender
neuter
English
people
Plural
die Völker

Why is it das Volk?

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

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

Example sentences

Volk in the four cases

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

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

Volk 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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