Picture in the app

der Sand

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Sand?

It's der Sand. It has no plural.

Meaning
sand
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Nature
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Sand in other languages

Czech
písek
Slovak
piesok
Hungarian
homok
Slovenian
pesek
Italian
sabbia
Croatian
pijesak
Bosnian
pijesak
Serbian
pesak
Romanian
nisip
Polish
piasek
Ukrainian
пісок
Turkish
kum
Arabic
رمل
Persian
شن
Dari (Afghanistan)
ریگ
Pashto (Afghanistan)
شګه

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