Der, die or das Schluss? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Schluss

masculine noun · end · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts II)

der Fall
die Zukunft
der Blick
der Bereich
die Unterstützung
die Entscheidung
die Lage
die Entwicklung

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