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

Der, die or das?

der Diebstahl

masculine noun · theft · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Law & contracts)

der Täter
das Gericht
das Opfer
die Staatsanwaltschaft
die Gewalt
der Prozess
das Gesetz
der Vertrag

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