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Der, die or das Zeh?

der Zeh

Gender
masculine
English
toe
Plural
die Zehen

Also die Zehe, with the same meaning.

Why is it der Zeh?

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

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

Example sentences

Zeh in the four cases

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

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

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