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Der, die or das Wurzel?

die Wurzel

Gender
feminine
English
root
Plural
die Wurzeln

Why is it die Wurzel?

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

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

Example sentences

Wurzel in the four cases

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

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

Wurzel 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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