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Der, die or das Zitat?

das Zitat

Gender
neuter
English
quotation, quote
Plural
die Zitate

Why is it das Zitat?

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

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

Example sentences

Zitat in the four cases

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

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

Zitat 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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