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Der, die or das Zwiebel?

die Zwiebel

Gender
feminine
English
onion, bulb
Plural
die Zwiebeln

Why is it die Zwiebel?

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

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

Example sentences

Zwiebel in the four cases

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

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

Zwiebel 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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