Der, die or das?
die Million
feminine noun · million · level A1
The plural
die Millionen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Die Million ist eine große Zahl.
A million is a large number.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -ion → die · 2.2% (exception: das Stadion)
"Million" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ion,
which covers 53 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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