Der, die or das?
der Gesundheitsminister
masculine noun · health minister · level B1
The plural
die Gesundheitsminister - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why der?
Exception! By its form, "Gesundheitsminister" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns starting with Ge-, but its real gender is masculine:
der Gesundheitsminister. Learn it as-is.
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