das Messer (knife)

das Messer

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Messer?

It's das Messer. Plural: die Messer.

Meaning
knife
Gender
neuter
Level
A1 · Kitchen
Riddle
Das scharfe Besteck.

No rule for this one

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

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Messer in other languages

Czech
nůž
Slovak
nôž
Hungarian
kés
Slovenian
nož
Italian
coltello
Croatian
nož
Bosnian
nož
Serbian
nož
Romanian
cuțit
Polish
nóż
Ukrainian
ніж
Turkish
bıçak
Arabic
سكين
Persian
چاقو
Dari (Afghanistan)
کارد
Pashto (Afghanistan)
چاړه

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