Der, die or das?

die Überraschung

feminine noun · surprise · level A2

The plural

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

Why die?

No guessing needed: -ung → die · 10.6% "Überraschung" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ung, which covers 254 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Feelings)

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