Der, die or das Hintergrund? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Hintergrund

masculine noun · background · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

"Hintergrund" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: der Hintergrund. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts II)

der Fall
die Zukunft
der Blick
der Bereich
die Unterstützung
die Entscheidung
die Lage
die Entwicklung

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