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Der, die or das Zins?

der Zins

Gender
masculine
English
interest
Plural
die Zinsen

Why is it der Zins?

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

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

Example sentences

Zins in the four cases

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

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

Zins 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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