Der, die or das?

das Gebäude

neuter noun · building · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Dort steht das Gebäude leer.
There, the building stands empty.

Why das?

No guessing needed: Ge- → das · only 64%, watch for exceptions "Gebäude" follows the rule Nouns starting with Ge-, which covers 54 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (The city)

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