Der, die or das?
das Drittel
neuter noun · third · level A1
The plural
die Drittel - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Hier bleibt das Drittel übrig.
Here, the third remains.
Why das?
"Drittel" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
das Drittel. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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