Der, die or das?
der Schreibtisch
masculine noun · desk · level A1
The plural
die Schreibtische - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Schreibtisch steht direkt am Fenster.
The desk is right next to the window.
Why der?
"Schreibtisch" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Schreibtisch. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Objects & furniture)
Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das
across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account.
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