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Der, die or das Zeug?

das Zeug

Gender
neuter
English
stuff

Why is it das Zeug?

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

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

Example sentences

Zeug in the four cases

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

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

Zeug 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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