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The article for

Spaß

der Spaß

Spaß is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Späße
English
fun, enjoyment, joke
Level
A2
Topic
Feeling

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Why is it der Spaß?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Spaß, so learn the two together: der Spaß.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] countless: joy pleasure

[1] unzählbar: Freude; Vergnügen

[2] Funny statement or action

[2] witzige Aussage oder Handlung

Examples

[1] you had fun

[1] Habt ihr Spaß gehabt?

[1] I don't enjoy the work more

[1] Die Arbeit macht mir keinen Spaß mehr.
More source examples (2)

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[2] I allowed myself to have fun

[2] Da habe ich mir einen Spaß erlaubt.

[2] That with "lace, fun, eaten" was just fun

[2] Das mit „spitzen, spaß, gespessen“ war nur Spaß.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Spaß die Späße
Genitiv des Spaßes der Späße
Dativ dem Spaß dem Spaße den Späßen
Akkusativ den Spaß die Späße

Pronunciation

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