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

Der, die or das?

der Strom

masculine noun · electricity · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Household)

der Haushalt
das Gerät
der Umbau
der Rasen
der Müll
der Zähler
der Container
der Alarm

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. Coming soon to the App Store.