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Der, die or das Zahn?

der Zahn

Gender
masculine
English
tooth
Plural
die Zähne

Why is it der Zahn?

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

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

Example sentences

Zahn in the four cases

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

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

Zahn 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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