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

Der, die or das?

der Marathon

masculine noun · marathon · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Sport & leisure)

das Spiel
das Team
die Saison
der Trainer
die Mannschaft
der Sieg
der Verein
der Start

Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account. Coming soon to the App Store.