Der, die or das?
die Kategorie
feminine noun · category · level B1
The plural
die Kategorien - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -ie → die · 1.1% of nouns
"Kategorie" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ie,
which covers 27 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts I)
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