Der, Die, or Das?

Every German noun has a grammatical gender: masculine (der), feminine (die), or neuter (das). The bad news: it's not always logical (a girl, das Mädchen, is neuter!). The good news: there are useful patterns.

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
The	der Mann	die Frau	das Kind	die Kinder
A/An	ein Mann	eine Frau	ein Kind	—

Helpful patterns:

• Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -tion are almost always feminine: die Zeitung, die Freiheit.
• Diminutives in -chen and -lein are always neuter: das Mädchen, das Brötchen.
• All nouns are capitalised in German: der Tisch, die Lampe, das Buch.

Pick the right article

Fill the indefinite article