Definite Articles in German with Pronunciation

German Definite Articles

These are the forms of German definite article –

As you can see here, for masculine nouns, the word “der” is used, for feminine nouns, the word “die” is used, and the word “das” is used for neuter nouns.

Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative der die das die
Accusative den die das die
Dative dem der dem den
Genitive des der des der


Rules of Determining Gender

  • If a noun ends in -or, -ling, -ig, –ner or -smus, it is masculine and should be prefixed by the word “der”.
  • If a noun ends in -ung, -ie, -ei, -keit, heit, schaft, –tät, -ik or -tion, it is feminine and should be prefixed by the word “die”.
  • If a noun ends in -chen, -lein, -ment, -tum, -ma or -um, it is neuter and should be prefixed by “das”.

  • Usage of the German Definite Article –

    English German Voice
    The indian Der Inder
    The car Das Auto
    The king Der König
    Girls Mädchen


    Tables Tabellen
    The queen Die Königin
    The flower Die Blume
    The flowers Die Blumen
    The doors Die Türen
    The higher Der höhere
    The mangoes Die Mangos


    The students Die Studenten
    The gold of india Das Gold von Indien
    The tea of Assam Der Tee von Assam
    Speak the truth Sag die Wahrheit
    the most beautiful der schönste
    The mother Die Mutter
    The father Der Vater
    The wife Die Frau


    The husband Der Ehemann
    The bananas Die Bananen
    The universe Das Weltall
    The unexpected happened Das Unerwartete ist passiert
    Alexander the Great Alexander der Große
    All the people Alle Leute
    The Times of India Die Zeiten von Indien
    Half the time Die Hälfte der Zeit
    The Queen of Belgium Die Königin von Belgien
    Both the shops Beide Geschäfte