der Kaktus (cactus)

der Kaktus

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Kaktus?

It's der Kaktus. Plural: die Kakteen.

Meaning
cactus
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Nature
Riddle
Das grüne Ding mit spitzen Nadeln aus der Wüste.

No rule for this one

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

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Kaktus in other languages

Czech
kaktus
Slovak
kaktus
Hungarian
kaktusz
Slovenian
kaktus
Italian
cactus
Croatian
kaktus
Bosnian
kaktus
Serbian
kaktus
Romanian
cactus
Polish
kaktus
Ukrainian
кактус
Turkish
kaktüs
Arabic
صبار
Persian
کاکتوس
Dari (Afghanistan)
کاکتوس
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کاکټوس

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