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

Der, die or das?

das Phänomen

neuter noun · phenomenon · level B1

The plural

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

Why das?

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

Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts I)

das Leben
die Welt
der Teil
das Ziel
der Grund
die Rolle
die Seite
die Mitte

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.