Der, die or das?
das Zentrum
neuter noun · center · level A1
The plural
die Zentren - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Example
Hier liegt das Zentrum nah.
Here, the center is close.
Why das?
No guessing needed: -um → das · 1.1% (but Raum, Baum, Traum are der!)
"Zentrum" follows the rule Nouns ending in -um,
which covers 26 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (The city)
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