Der, die or das?
das Paar
neuter noun · pair · level A1
The plural
die Paare - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Das Paar Schuhe steht im Regal.
The pair of shoes is on the shelf.
Why das?
"Paar" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
das Paar. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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