Der, die or das?
der Nordosten
masculine noun · northeast · level A1
The plural
"Nordosten" is normally used only in the singular.
Example
Der Nordosten bekommt heute viel Regen.
The northeast gets a lot of rain today.
Why der?
"Nordosten" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Nordosten. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (The city)
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