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das Gleis

platform / track

Nominative Sg.das Gleis
Genitive Sg.des Gleises
Nominative Plural
die Gleise
Dative Pluralden Gleisen
Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
das Gleis
die Gleise
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Gleis
die Gleise
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Gleis
den Gleisen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Gleises
der Gleise

Why These Endings Work

Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.

  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Gleise → Gleisen.
Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Welches Gleis ist das?

Which platform is that?

Dative

Am Bahnhof gehen wir direkt zum Gleis.

At the train station, we walk straight to the platform.

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FAQs: das Gleis

Is "Gleis" der, die, or das in German?

"Gleis" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Gleis). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Gleis"?

The Nominative plural of das Gleis is "die Gleise" (pattern: -e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Gleisen".

How does "das Gleis" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a strong neuter noun, "Gleis" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Gleises); Accusative and Dative keep "Gleis".