Der, die or das?

der Raum

masculine noun · room · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Heute wirkt der Raum hell.
Today, the room seems bright.

Why der?

Exception! By its form, "Raum" looks like it should follow the rule Nouns ending in -um, but its real gender is masculine: der Raum. Learn it as-is.

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