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Der, die or das Wort?

das Wort

Gender
neuter
English
word
Plural
die Wörter

Why is it das Wort?

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

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

Example sentences

Wort in the four cases

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

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

Wort 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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