Der, die or das?
der Senior
masculine noun · senior citizen · level A1
The plural
die Senioren - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Senior liest jeden Morgen Zeitung.
The senior citizen reads the newspaper every morning.
Why der?
No guessing needed: -or → der · 0.7% (exception: das Tor)
"Senior" follows the rule Nouns ending in -or,
which covers 16 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Family)
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