Der, die or das?

das Fett

neuter noun · fat · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Das Fett schmilzt langsam in der Pfanne.
The fat slowly melts in the pan.

Why das?

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

Words from the same topic (Food)

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