der — inflection of der:; nominative masculine singular
der is the #1 most common word in German, a article. It means “inflection of der:; nominative masculine singular” and is pronounced /deːr/.
#1frequency rank
7.91%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of der
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| der | nominative sg. · masc. | |
| die | nominative sg. · femi. | |
| das | nominative sg. · neut. | |
| die | nominative pl. | |
| dessen | genitive sg. · masc. | |
| deren | genitive sg. · femi. | |
| derer | genitive sg. · femi. | |
| dessen | genitive sg. · neut. | |
| deren | genitive pl. | |
| derer | genitive pl. | |
| dem | dative sg. · masc. | |
| der | dative sg. · femi. | |
| dem | dative sg. · neut. | |
| denen | dative pl. | |
| den | accusative sg. · masc. | |
| die | accusative sg. · femi. | |
| das | accusative sg. · neut. | |
| die | accusative pl. | |
| des | genitive sg. · masc. | |
| dero | genitive sg. · femi. | |
| des | genitive sg. · neut. |
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