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

Der, die or das?

der Rücken

masculine noun · back · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Rücken tut mir weh.

My back hurts.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (The body)

die Hand
der Kopf
das Gesicht
der Körper
der Fuß
das Herz
das Auge
die Haut

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