der Geburtstag (birthday)

der Geburtstag

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Geburtstag?

It's der Geburtstag. Plural: die Geburtstage.

Meaning
birthday
Gender
masculine
Level
A1 · Everyday
Riddle
Das Fest einmal im Jahr, mit Kuchen und Geschenken.

No rule for this one

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

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Geburtstag in other languages

Czech
narozeniny
Slovak
narodeniny
Hungarian
születésnap
Slovenian
rojstni dan
Italian
compleanno
Croatian
rođendan
Bosnian
rođendan
Serbian
rođendan
Romanian
zi de naștere
Polish
urodziny
Ukrainian
день народження
Turkish
doğum günü
Arabic
عيد ميلاد
Persian
تولد
Dari (Afghanistan)
سالگره
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کالیزه

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