Der, die or das?

der Brite

masculine noun · Briton · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Countries & cities)

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