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Is it der, die or das Gens?

DIE

Gens

The correct article in German of Gens is die. So it is die Gens! (nominative case)

The word Gens is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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DIE

DAS

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German declension of Gens?

How does the declension of Gens work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative die Gens die Gentes
Genitive der Gens der Gentes
Dative der Gens den Gentes
Akkusative die Gens die Gentes

What is the meaning of Gens in German?

Gens is defined as:

[1] Historical: Family Association in Ancient Rome

[1] historisch: Familienverband im antiken Rom

How to use Gens in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gens with translations in English.

[1] Am Gentilnamen kann man die Zugehörigkeit zu einer Gens ablesen.

[1] On the gentil name you can read the affiliation to a gene