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

Der, die or das?

der Oberbürgermeister

masculine noun · mayor · level B1

The plural

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

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Society & politics)

die Regierung
die Partei
der Präsident
die Wahl
die Gemeinde
die Politik
der Bürgermeister
die EU

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