der Kapitän
like der Schnee
Is it der, die or das Kapitän?
It's der Kapitän. Plural: die Kapitäne.
- Meaning
- captain
- Gender
- masculine
- Level
- A2 · People
- Riddle
- Das Wort für die Person, die ein Schiff führt.
- Also
- die Kapitänin (captain)
No rule for this one
Most German nouns don't show their article. Kapitän is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.
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