Der, die or das?

der Gegensatz

masculine noun · contrast · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

Exception! By its form, "Gegensatz" looks like it should follow the rule Nouns starting with Ge-, but its real gender is masculine: der Gegensatz. Learn it as-is.

Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts II)

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