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das Gleis

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Gleis?

It's das Gleis. Plural: die Gleise.

Meaning
track
Gender
neuter
Level
B1 · Transport
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Gleis in other languages

Czech
kolej
Slovak
koľaj
Hungarian
sín
Slovenian
tir
Italian
binario
Croatian
kolosijek
Bosnian
kolosijek
Serbian
kolosek
Romanian
șină de cale ferată
Polish
tor kolejowy
Ukrainian
колія
Turkish
ray
Arabic
قضبان سكة
Persian
ریل
Dari (Afghanistan)
خط ریل
Pashto (Afghanistan)
پټلۍ

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