Der, die or das?

die Altstadt

feminine noun · old town · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Die Altstadt ist wirklich wunderschön.
The old town is truly beautiful.

Why die?

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

Words from the same topic (The city)

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