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

Der, die or das?

der Arbeitsplatz

masculine noun · workplace · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Arbeitsplatz ist sehr modern.

The workplace is very modern.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Work (basics))

die Arbeit
der Chef
der Job
das Büro
der Beruf
der Bauer
der Koch
der Kollege

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