Der, die or das Weltmeisterschaft? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

die Weltmeisterschaft

feminine noun · world championship · level A2

The plural

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

Why die?

No guessing needed: -schaft → die · no exceptions (1.1%) "Weltmeisterschaft" follows the rule Nouns ending in -schaft, which covers 26 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Sport & leisure)

das Spiel
das Team
die Saison
der Trainer
die Mannschaft
der Sieg
der Verein
der Start

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