Der, die or das?

der Bahnhof

masculine noun · train station · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Bahnhof liegt in der Stadt.
The train station is in the city.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Transport)

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