Der, die or das?

die Entschuldigung

feminine noun · apology · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Die Entschuldigung klingt heute wirklich ehrlich.
The apology sounds really sincere today.

Why die?

No guessing needed: -ung → die · 10.6% "Entschuldigung" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ung, which covers 254 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (People & greetings)

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