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

Der, die or das?

der Sonntagabend

masculine noun · Sunday evening · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Der Sonntagabend fühlt sich kurz an.

Sunday evening feels short.

Why der?

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

Words from the same topic (Time & calendar)

das Jahr
die Uhr
die Zeit
das Ende
der Tag
der Freitag
der Sonntag
der Samstag

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