Der, die or das?
die Dunkelheit
feminine noun · darkness · level A1
The plural
die Dunkelheiten - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Die Dunkelheit kommt jetzt schnell.
The darkness is coming quickly now.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -heit → die · 0.8%
"Dunkelheit" follows the rule Nouns ending in -heit,
which covers 20 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Weather)
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