Der, die or das?
das Reich
neuter noun · empire · level B1
The plural
die Reiche - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why das?
Exception! By its form, "Reich" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns ending in -ich/-ig, but its real gender is neuter:
das Reich. Learn it as-is.
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