Der, die or das?

der Sohn

masculine noun · son · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Abends spielt der Sohn gern.
In the evenings, the son likes to play.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Family)

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