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Der, die or das Vorjahr?

das Vorjahr

Gender
neuter
English
previous year
Plural
die Vorjahre

Why is it das Vorjahr?

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

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

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Vorjahr in the four cases

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

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

Vorjahr 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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