Der, die or das?

der Vorhang

masculine noun · curtain · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Jetzt verdeckt der Vorhang das ganze Fenster.
Now, the curtain covers the whole window.

Why der?

"Vorhang" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: der Vorhang. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Objects & furniture)

Practice it, don't just read it. In the Genau app you train der/die/das across all 2,400 words, with the rule shown on every mistake - free, offline, no account. Coming soon to the App Store.