2. DER, DIE, DAS
•der, die, das are three ways of saying ‘the’
in German.
•ALL nouns have a gender: either masculine (der),
feminine (die), or neuter (das).
•You need to always know the gender of every noun
you learn — otherwise, you won’t be able to use it
correctly in a sentence.
3. Der, Die, Das
= The
Der indicates that the
following noun is masculine
[M].
Die, that the noun is feminine
[F]
Das, that the noun is neuter
[N].
4. Simple
examples
Notice how der, die,
das indicate gender in
German, but in English it’s
simply ‘the’ each time:
der Mann (the man [M])
die Frau (the woman [F])
das Kind (the child [N])
8. TWO RULES
Following two rules are the starting point for nailing der die das:
Rule #1: Know the gender of your noun
Rule #2: Know the case of your noun