Der, die or das?

das Geschäft

neuter noun · shop · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Das Geschäft öffnet um neun Uhr.
The shop opens at nine o'clock.

Why das?

No guessing needed: Ge- → das · only 64%, watch for exceptions "Geschäft" follows the rule Nouns starting with Ge-, which covers 54 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Shopping)

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