Der, die or das?

der Friedhof

masculine noun · cemetery · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Friedhof liegt außerhalb der Stadt.
The cemetery lies outside the city.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (The city)

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