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

Der, die or das?

der Diesel

masculine noun · diesel · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Cars & traffic)

der Unfall
das Fahrzeug
der Verkehr
der Autofahrer
der Pkw
die Fahrbahn
der Anhänger
das Tempo

Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account. Coming soon to the App Store.