Der, die or das?

der Schlaf

masculine noun · sleep · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Schlaf ist sehr wichtig.
Sleep is very important.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (The body)

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