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Der, die or das Wettbewerb?

der Wettbewerb

Gender
masculine
English
competition
Plural
die Wettbewerbe

Why is it der Wettbewerb?

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

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

Example sentences

Wettbewerb in the four cases

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

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

Wettbewerb 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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