Der, die or das?

der Kubikmeter

masculine noun · cubic meter · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Kubikmeter Holz kostet ziemlich viel.
The cubic meter of wood costs quite a lot.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)

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