Der, die or das?

die Hauptstraße

feminine noun · main street · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Die Hauptstraße ist heute voll.
The main street is crowded today.

Why die?

No guessing needed: -e ending → die · 89% "Hauptstraße" follows the rule Nouns ending in -e, which covers 329 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (The city)

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