der, die, das — German articles & gender
German nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter — and you must learn the article (der/die/das) with every noun. Always learn the noun together with its article.
der — masculine
Use “der” for masculine nouns.
der Mannthe man
der Tischthe table
der Apfelthe apple
die — feminine
Use “die” for feminine nouns (and all plurals).
die Frauthe woman
die Katzethe cat
die Lampethe lamp
das — neuter
Use “das” for neuter nouns.
das Kindthe child
das Hausthe house
das Autothe car
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- der, die, das — German articles & gender?
- German nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter — and you must learn the article (der/die/das) with every noun. Always learn the noun together with its article.
- How do you say "the man" in German?
- "the man" is "der Mann" in German.
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