Der, die or das?

das Kilogramm

neuter noun · kilogram · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Das Kilogramm Äpfel kostet zwei Euro.
The kilogram of apples costs two euros.

Why das?

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

Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)

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