Der, die or das?
die Erkrankung
feminine noun · illness · level B1
The plural
die Erkrankungen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -ung → die · 10.6%
"Erkrankung" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ung,
which covers 254 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Health (advanced))
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