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

Der, die or das?

der Wettkampf

masculine noun · competition · level A2

The plural

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

Why der?

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

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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