Der, die or das?

der Junge

masculine noun · boy · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Junge spielt im Garten.
The boy is playing in the garden.

Why der?

Exception! By its form, "Junge" looks like it should follow the rule Nouns ending in -e, but its real gender is masculine: der Junge. Learn it as-is.

Words from the same topic (People & greetings)

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