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

Der, die or das?

der Kanal

masculine noun · channel · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Media & phone)

das Bild
das Programm
das Gespräch
der Film
das Video
das Interview
die Zeitung
der Bericht

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