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Der, die or das Vorhang?

der Vorhang

Gender
masculine
English
curtain
Plural
die Vorhänge

Why is it der Vorhang?

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

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

Example sentences

Vorhang in the four cases

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

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

Vorhang 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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