Der, die or das?
der Hubschrauber
masculine noun · helicopter · level A1
The plural
die Hubschrauber - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Hubschrauber fliegt über die Stadt.
The helicopter flies over the city.
Why der?
"Hubschrauber" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Hubschrauber. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Transport)
Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das
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