Der, die or das?
der Lastwagen
masculine noun · truck · level A1
The plural
die Lastwagen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Lastwagen transportiert schwere Waren.
The truck transports heavy goods.
Why der?
"Lastwagen" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Lastwagen. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Transport)
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