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Der, die or das Zeugnis?

das Zeugnis

Gender
neuter
English
report, testimonial
Plural
die Zeugnisse

Why is it das Zeugnis?

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

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

Example sentences

Zeugnis in the four cases

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

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

Zeugnis 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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