Der, die or das?

das Dutzend

neuter noun · dozen · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Das Dutzend kostet drei Euro.
The dozen costs three euros.

Why das?

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

Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)

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