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Der, die or das Wechsel?

der Wechsel

Gender
masculine
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Plural
die Wechsel

Why is it der Wechsel?

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

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

Example sentences

Wechsel in the four cases

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

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

Wechsel 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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