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

Der, die or das?

das Lokal

neuter noun · restaurant · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Das Lokal öffnet um neun.

The restaurant opens at nine.

Why das?

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

Words from the same topic (Food)

das Essen
das Restaurant
das Lebensmittel
das Eis
das Fleisch
das Gemüse
das Öl
der Kuchen

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