Der, die or das?
der Geburtstag
masculine noun · birthday · level A1
The plural
die Geburtstage - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Geburtstag ist im Mai.
The birthday is in May.
Why der?
Exception! By its form, "Geburtstag" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns starting with Ge-, but its real gender is masculine:
der Geburtstag. Learn it as-is.
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