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

Der, die or das?

der Bau

masculine noun · construction · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Trades & construction)

das Werk
der Musiker
der Meister
die Landwirtschaft
der Kapitän
der Bundestrainer
der Fischer
die Baustelle

Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account. Coming soon to the App Store.