Der, die or das?
der Student
masculine noun · student · level A1
The plural
die Studenten - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Gerade lernt der Student für die Prüfung.
Right now, the student is studying for the exam.
Why der?
No guessing needed: -ant/-ent → der · 0.9%, but many -ment exceptions
"Student" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ant/-ent,
which covers 21 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (School & learning)
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