Der, die or das?

der Gehweg

masculine noun · sidewalk · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Gehweg ist heute sehr glatt.
The sidewalk is very slippery today.

Why der?

Exception! By its form, "Gehweg" looks like it should follow the rule Nouns starting with Ge-, but its real gender is masculine: der Gehweg. Learn it as-is.

Words from the same topic (The city)

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