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Der, die or das Ziel?

das Ziel

Gender
neuter
English
destination, goal
Plural
die Ziele

Why is it das Ziel?

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

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

Example sentences

Ziel in the four cases

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

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

Ziel 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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