Der, die or das?
die Handvoll
feminine noun · handful · level A1
The plural
die Handvoll - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Wirklich schmeckt die Handvoll Nüsse lecker.
Really, the handful of nuts tastes good.
Why die?
"Handvoll" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
die Handvoll. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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