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Der, die or das Welt?

die Welt

Gender
feminine
English
world
Plural
die Welten

Why is it die Welt?

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

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

Example sentences

Welt in the four cases

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

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

Welt 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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