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

Der, die or das?

die Spur

feminine noun · trace · level B1

The plural

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

Why die?

No guessing needed: -ur → die · 0.8% (exceptions: Abitur, Merkur, Flur) "Spur" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ur, which covers 18 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Cars & traffic)

der Unfall
das Fahrzeug
der Verkehr
der Autofahrer
der Pkw
die Fahrbahn
der Anhänger
das Tempo

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