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Der, die or das Wesen?

das Wesen

Gender
neuter
English
being, creature, nature
Plural
die Wesen

Why is it das Wesen?

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

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

Example sentences

Wesen in the four cases

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

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

Wesen 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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