Der, die or das?

die Zahl

feminine noun · number · level A1

The plural

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

Example

Ständig wächst die Zahl der Studenten.
Constantly, the number of students grows.

Why die?

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

Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)

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