Der, die or das?

der Dino

masculine noun · dinosaur · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Tatsächlich fasziniert der Dino alle kleinen Kinder.
Actually, the dinosaur fascinates all young children.

Why der?

Exception! By its form, "Dino" looks like it should follow the rule Nouns ending in -o, but its real gender is masculine: der Dino. Learn it as-is.

Words from the same topic (Animals)

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