Der, die or das?
die Verspätung
feminine noun · delay · level A2
The plural
die Verspätungen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -ung → die · 10.6%
"Verspätung" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ung,
which covers 254 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Station & airport)
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