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German articles and noun gender

How to know whether a noun takes der, die or das, the plurals, and the tricks that make articles stick.

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Der, die, dasDer, die, das: how to know the gender of a German nounGerman articles follow more patterns than you think. The endings, word groups and habits that tell you whether a noun takes der, die or das.A1A2B1 5 min read

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