Der, die or das?

der Schirm

masculine noun · umbrella · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Zum Glück schützt der Schirm uns vor Regen.
Luckily, the umbrella protects us from rain.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Clothes)

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