Der, die or das?
der Stift
masculine noun · pen · level A1
The plural
die Stifte - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Jetzt liegt der Stift auf dem Tisch.
Now, the pen is on the table.
Why der?
"Stift" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Stift. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (School & learning)
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