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Der, die or das Vorwurf?

der Vorwurf

Gender
masculine
English
reproach, accusation
Plural
die Vorwürfe

Why is it der Vorwurf?

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

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

Example sentences

Vorwurf in the four cases

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

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

Vorwurf 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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