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Der, die or das Wunsch?

der Wunsch

Gender
masculine
English
wish
Plural
die Wünsche

Why is it der Wunsch?

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

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

Example sentences

Wunsch in the four cases

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

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

Wunsch 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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