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

Der, die or das?

der Syrer

masculine noun · Syrian · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Countries & cities)

das Land
die Region
der Schweizer
die Hauptstadt
das Ausland
das Gebiet
der Kanton
das Schloss

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.