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

Der, die or das?

der Advent

masculine noun · Advent · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

No guessing needed: -ant/-ent → der · 0.9%, but many -ment exceptions "Advent" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ant/-ent, which covers 21 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Holidays)

die Veranstaltung
das Treffen
das Motto
die Weihnachten
das Fest
der Gastgeber
das Festival
der Eintritt

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