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

Der, die or das?

das Kennzeichen

neuter noun · distinguishing mark · level B1

The plural

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

Why das?

"Kennzeichen" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: das Kennzeichen. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Cars & traffic)

der Unfall
das Fahrzeug
der Verkehr
der Autofahrer
der Pkw
die Fahrbahn
der Anhänger
das Tempo

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