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der Nagel

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Nagel?

It's der Nagel. Plural: die Nägel.

Meaning
nail
Gender
masculine
Level
A1 · Tools
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Nagel in other languages

Czech
hřebík
Slovak
klinec
Hungarian
szög
Slovenian
žebelj
Italian
chiodo
Croatian
čavao
Bosnian
ekser
Serbian
ekser
Romanian
cui
Polish
gwóźdź
Ukrainian
цвях
Turkish
çivi
Arabic
مسمار
Persian
میخ
Dari (Afghanistan)
میخ
Pashto (Afghanistan)
مېخ

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