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Der, die or das Witz?

der Witz

Gender
masculine
English
joke
Plural
die Witze

Why is it der Witz?

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

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

Example sentences

Witz in the four cases

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

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

Witz 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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