Is it der, die or das E-Mail?

die E-Mail

feminineemail

Plural: die E-Mails

Declension

Nominativ

Definite
die E-Mail
Indefinite
eine E-Mail
Plural
die E-Mails

Akkusativ

Definite
die E-Mail
Indefinite
eine E-Mail
Plural
die E-Mails

Dativ

Definite
der E-Mail
Indefinite
einer E-Mail
Plural
den E-Mails

Genitiv

Definite
der E-Mail
Indefinite
einer E-Mail
Plural
der E-Mails

How to use “E-Mail” in each case

  • Nominative — the subject of the sentence: who or what is doing something.

    die E-Mail · eine E-Mail

  • Accusative — the direct object (whom or what?), and always after für, durch, gegen, ohne and um.

    die E-Mail · eine E-Mail · für die E-Mail

  • Dative — the indirect object (to or for whom?), and always after mit, nach, aus, zu, von and bei.

    der E-Mail · einer E-Mail · mit der E-Mail

  • Genitive — possession (whose?), and after wegen, trotz and während.

    der E-Mail · einer E-Mail · wegen der E-Mail

In the plural it is die E-Mails in the nominative and accusative, den E-Mails in the dative and der E-Mails in the genitive. There is no indefinite article in the plural.

Example sentence

Ich schreibe eine E-Mail.

I am writing an email.

Practice der/die/das now

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