Der, die or das?

der Lkw

masculine noun · truck · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Lkw fährt sehr langsam.
The truck drives very slowly.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Transport)

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