Der, die or das?
der Strich
masculine noun · line · level A1
The plural
die Striche - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Strich ist gerade.
The line is straight.
Why der?
No guessing needed: -ich/-ig → der · 0.5% (exception: das Reich)
"Strich" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ich/-ig,
which covers 12 words in the Genau course.
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