Der, die or das?
der Zentimeter
masculine noun · centimeter · level A1
The plural
die Zentimeter - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Der Zentimeter ist eine kleine Einheit.
The centimeter is a small unit.
Why der?
"Zentimeter" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules -
it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit:
der Zentimeter. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.
Words from the same topic (Numbers & measures)
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