Der, die or das?
der Millimeter
masculine noun · millimeter · level A1
The plural
die Millimeter - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Millimeter macht hier den Unterschied.
The millimeter makes the difference here.
Why der?
"Millimeter" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Millimeter. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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