Der, die or das?
die Abteilung
feminine noun · department · level A1
The plural
die Abteilungen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Die Abteilung ist neu.
The department is new.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -ung → die · 10.6%
"Abteilung" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ung,
which covers 254 words in the Genau course.
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