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Der, die or das Wille?

der Wille

Gender
masculine
English
will
Plural
die Willen

Why is it der Wille?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, but Wille is an exception: it is der Wille. This is one to memorise with its article.

Example sentences

Wille in the four cases

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

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

Wille 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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