Der, die or das?
der Kunde
masculine noun · customer · level A1
The plural
die Kunden - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Kunde wartet schon lange hier.
The customer has already been waiting here for a long time.
Why der?
Exception! By its form, "Kunde" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns ending in -e, but its real gender is masculine:
der Kunde. Learn it as-is.
Words from the same topic (Shopping)
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