Der, die or das?
der Kilometer
masculine noun · kilometer · level A1
The plural
die Kilometer - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Hier beginnt der Kilometer eins.
Here, kilometer one begins.
Why der?
"Kilometer" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Kilometer. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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