Der, die or das Abfall? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Abfall

masculine noun · waste · level A2

The plural

die Abfälle - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why der?

"Abfall" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: der Abfall. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Household)

der Strom
der Haushalt
das Gerät
der Umbau
der Rasen
der Müll
der Zähler
der Container

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