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

Der, die or das?

der Platz

masculine noun · spot · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Hier ist der Platz frei.

Here, the spot is free.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (The city)

die Polizei
die Stadt
die Straße
der Ort
die Feuerwehr
das Gebäude
die Nähe
der Brand

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