Der, die or das?

der Zeitraum

masculine noun · period · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

Exception! By its form, "Zeitraum" looks like it should follow the rule Nouns ending in -um, but its real gender is masculine: der Zeitraum. Learn it as-is.

Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts I)

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