Der, die or das?
der Pfeffer
masculine noun · pepper · level A1
The plural
die Pfeffer - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Hier steht der Pfeffer neben dem Salz.
Here, the pepper is next to the salt.
Why der?
"Pfeffer" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Pfeffer. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Food)
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