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Der, die or das Zustand?

der Zustand

Gender
masculine
English
condition, state
Plural
die Zustände

Why is it der Zustand?

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

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

Example sentences

Zustand in the four cases

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

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

Zustand 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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