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The article for

Gleis

das Gleis

Gleis is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Gleise
English
track, rail, platform, rails, line
Level
A1

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Gleis?

Gleis ends in -is, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 61% of -is nouns take die, 28% take der, and 11% take das. So learn it with its article: das Gleis.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Technology: Track for rail vehicles, which consists of two parallel rails

[1] Technik: Fahrweg für Schienenfahrzeuge, der aus zwei parallel verlaufenden Schienen besteht

Examples

[1] Rail branches are made with railway switches.

[1] Verzweigungen von Gleisen werden mit Eisenbahnweichen realisiert.

[1] Today, train 4711 is arriving on track 3 as an exception

[1] Zug 4711 fährt heute ausnahmsweise auf Gleis 3 ein.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "On the other side of the tracks are sheds full of bicycles." [3]

[1] „Auf der anderen Seite der Gleise stehen Schuppen voller Fahrräder.“[3]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Gleis die Gleise
Genitiv des Gleises der Gleise
Dativ dem Gleis dem Gleise den Gleisen
Akkusativ das Gleis die Gleise

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Gleis
[1] Gleis Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

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