Der, die or das Journalist? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Journalist

masculine noun · journalist · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

No guessing needed: -ist → der · 0.2% (exception: die Frist) "Journalist" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ist, which covers 4 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Office & communication)

der Sprecher
die Rede
die Mitteilung
die Öffentlichkeit
die Debatte
die Anfrage
die Sitzung
die Diskussion

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