Der, die or das?
die Krankheit
feminine noun · illness · level A2
The plural
die Krankheiten - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -heit → die · 0.8%
"Krankheit" follows the rule Nouns ending in -heit,
which covers 20 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Health & doctor)
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