Der, die or das?
die Schwester
feminine noun · sister · level A1
The plural
die Schwestern - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Die Schwester wohnt in Hamburg.
The sister lives in Hamburg.
Why die?
No guessing needed: Words for women (and “Person”) are always die.
"Schwester" follows the rule Women and people,
which covers 8 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Family)
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