Der, die or das?

das Vorjahr

neuter noun · previous year · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Heute zählt das Vorjahr noch.
Today, the previous year still counts.

Why das?

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

Words from the same topic (Time & calendar)

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