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Der, die or das Zuwachs?

der Zuwachs

Gender
masculine
English
increase
Plural
die Zuwächse

Why is it der Zuwachs?

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

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

Example sentences

Zuwachs in the four cases

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

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

Zuwachs 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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