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Der, die or das Zwang?

der Zwang

Gender
masculine
English
force, pressure, compulsion
Plural
die Zwänge

Why is it der Zwang?

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

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

Example sentences

Zwang in the four cases

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

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

Zwang 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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