Der, die or das?

der Maler

masculine noun · painter · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Heute mag der Maler helle Farben.
Today, the painter likes bright colors.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Work (basics))

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