Der, die or das?

der Nachbar

masculine noun · neighbor · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Nachbar grüßt uns jeden Morgen.
The neighbor greets us every morning.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (People & greetings)

Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account. Coming soon to the App Store.