Picture in the app

der Esel

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Esel?

It's der Esel. Plural: die Esel.

Meaning
donkey
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Esel in other languages

Czech
osel
Slovak
somár
Hungarian
szamár
Slovenian
osel
Italian
asino
Croatian
magarac
Bosnian
magarac
Serbian
magarac
Romanian
măgar
Polish
osioł
Ukrainian
віслюк
Turkish
eşek
Arabic
حمار
Persian
الاغ
Dari (Afghanistan)
خر
Pashto (Afghanistan)
خر

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