Der, die or das?
der Niederschlag
masculine noun · precipitation · level A1
The plural
die Niederschläge - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Niederschlag fällt heute sehr stark.
The precipitation is falling very heavily today.
Why der?
"Niederschlag" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Niederschlag. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Weather)
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