Der, die or das?
der Weihnachtsbaum
masculine noun · Christmas tree · level A2
The plural
die Weihnachtsbäume - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why der?
Exception! By its form, "Weihnachtsbaum" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns ending in -um, but its real gender is masculine:
der Weihnachtsbaum. Learn it as-is.
Words from the same topic (Holidays)
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