der Besen (broom)

der Besen

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Besen?

It's der Besen. Plural: die Besen.

Meaning
broom
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · At home
Riddle
Das Putzgerät mit Stiel, mit dem man fegt.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Besen is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Besen in other languages

Czech
koště
Slovak
metla
Hungarian
seprű
Slovenian
metla
Italian
scopa
Croatian
metla
Bosnian
metla
Serbian
metla
Romanian
mătură
Polish
miotła
Ukrainian
мітла
Turkish
süpürge
Arabic
مكنسة
Persian
جارو
Dari (Afghanistan)
جارو
Pashto (Afghanistan)
جارو

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