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Der, die or das Wahl?

die Wahl

Gender
feminine
English
choice, election
Plural
die Wahlen

Why is it die Wahl?

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

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

Example sentences

Wahl in the four cases

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

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

Wahl 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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