A1 - Beginner
Articles: der, die, das
Artikel: der, die, das
German has three genders. Every noun has a grammatical gender:
DEFINITE ARTICLES (the):
• der - masculine (der Mann - the man)
• die - feminine (die Frau - the woman)
• das - neuter (das Kind - the child)
• die - plural for all genders (die Kinder - the children)
INDEFINITE ARTICLES (a/an):
• ein - masculine/neuter (ein Mann, ein Kind)
• eine - feminine (eine Frau)
• keine - negative (kein Mann - no man)
DEFINITE ARTICLES (the):
• der - masculine (der Mann - the man)
• die - feminine (die Frau - the woman)
• das - neuter (das Kind - the child)
• die - plural for all genders (die Kinder - the children)
INDEFINITE ARTICLES (a/an):
• ein - masculine/neuter (ein Mann, ein Kind)
• eine - feminine (eine Frau)
• keine - negative (kein Mann - no man)
Examples
der Tisch (the table)
masculine
die Lampe (the lamp)
feminine
das Buch (the book)
neuter
die Bücher (the books)
plural
Tip:
There is no rule for gender - you must memorize each noun with its article! Always learn: das Wort, not just Wort.
There is no rule for gender - you must memorize each noun with its article! Always learn: das Wort, not just Wort.