Der, die or das?
die Großstadt
feminine noun · big city · level A1
The plural
die Großstädte - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Die Großstadt wächst jedes Jahr weiter.
The big city keeps growing every year.
Why die?
"Großstadt" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
die Großstadt. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (The city)
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