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Der, Die, Das The differences between them. Introduction. This PowerPoint will help you differentiate between “Der”, “Die” and “Das”. It will help you understand when to use “der”, “die”, or “das”. Der. “Der” is traditionally used for masculine words. i.e. “Der Mann”
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Der, Die, Das The differences between them
Introduction • This PowerPoint will help you differentiate between “Der”, “Die” and “Das”. • It will help you understand when to use “der”, “die”, or “das”.
Der • “Der” is traditionally used for masculine words. • i.e. “Der Mann” • Fun fact: The highest number of German nouns are “der”. If you are going to guess, “der” is your best shot.
Die • “Die” is traditionally used for feminine words. • i.e. “Die Frau” • However, there are some odd occurrences where this doesn’t prove true. Such as “Das Mädchen”. Even though Mädchen is clearly feminine, it uses “das”. • Fun Fact: All words ending in -heit, -keit, -tät, -ung, -schaft, -ik will be “Die“.
Das • “Das” is used traditionally for words that are neuter in gender. • i.e. “Das Gepäck”, “Das Auto” • However, when referring to a car brand it is “Der”, “Der Mercedes”, “der Audi” • Fun fact: Rivers are always “der” or “die”. If you need to guess, you now have a 1 in 2 chance at guessing correctly.